F5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

○○○○321FFCFCF
F5
Power Chord
Notes:F · C
mediumfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFC
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 0 0 0 3 02 – – – 1 –F F C F C Fmedium
x x 5 7 3 7– – 2 3 1 4x x F C C Chard
5 7 5 7 x x1 2 1 3 – –F C F C x xmedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 0 7 8 7– – – 1 2 1x F C C F Ceasy · barre on fret 7
12 0 0 12 8 122 – – 3 1 4C F C F F Fhard
x 12 12 12 x x– 1 1 1 – –x F C F x xeasy · barre on fret 12
5 0 5 0 3 02 – 3 – 1 –F F F F C Fmedium
x x 5 7 3 x– – 2 3 1 –x x F C C xhard
5 7 5 0 8 71 2 1 – 4 3F C F F F Cmedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 0 0 8 7– – – – 2 1x F C F F Ceasy
12 0 12 0 8 122 – 3 – 1 4C F C F F Fhard
12 0 12 12 x x1 – 2 3 – –C F C F x xeasy
x 0 5 0 3 0– – 2 – 1 –x F F F C Fmedium
x x 5 x 3 x– – 2 – 1 –x x F x C xhard
5 7 5 7 8 01 2 1 3 4 –F C F C F Fmedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 0 7 8 0– – – 1 2 –x F C C F Feasy

The F5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes F, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open F generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
57C

More F chords

Other roots

See F5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F5 chord?

F5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes F, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.