F5 chord on Oud

in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning

✕○✕✕12FCF
F5
Power Chord
Notes:F · C
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Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFC
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 3 3 x x– – 1 2 – –x F C F x xeasy
x x x 3 5 5– – – 1 2 3x x x F C Fmedium
5 7 x x x x1 2 – – – –F C x x x xmedium
0 7 8 x x x– 1 2 – – –C C F x x xeasy
x 0 8 10 10 0– – 1 2 3 –x F F C F Cmedium
x 0 x 10 10 0– – – 1 2 –x F x C F Ceasy
12 12 x x x x1 2 – – – –C F x x x xeasy
5 0 3 3 5 03 – 1 2 4 –F F C F C Cmedium
x x x 3 5 x– – – 1 2 –x x x F C xmedium
5 7 8 x x x1 2 3 – – –F C F x x xmedium
x 7 8 x x x– 1 2 – – –x C F x x xeasy
x x 8 10 10 0– – 1 2 3 –x x F C F Cmedium
x 0 x 10 10 x– – – 1 2 –x F x C F xeasy
12 0 x x x 121 – – – – 2C F x x x Ceasy
x 0 3 3 5 0– – 1 2 3 –x F C F C Cmedium
5 x 3 3 5 x3 – 1 2 4 –F x C F C xhard

The F5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes F, C. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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

Arabic (CFADGC) C-F-A-D-G-C
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.