F♯5
Power chord · F♯ – C♯
- F♯R
- C♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the F♯5 chord
The F♯5 chord (power chord) is made up of 2 notes — F♯ is the root and C♯ the perfect fifth. There is no third at all, just the root and fifth, which is why it sounds neither major nor minor.
On guitar, F♯5 chords sit higher up the neck: 244xxx, around the 2nd fret. Leave the G, B and high E strings out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Power chords are just root and fifth — no third — giving the punchy, neutral sound of rock and metal.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F♯5 chord?
- The F♯5 chord contains the notes F♯ and C♯.
- How do you play F♯5 on guitar?
- A common shape is 244xxx. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the F♯5 chord?
- The F♯5 chord is built from the root (F♯) and a perfect fifth (C♯).
- Is F♯5 the same as G♭5?
- Yes — F♯ and G♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so F♯5 and G♭5 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it F♯5.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open F♯5 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.