Guitar chords · Power chord
F♯5 chord on guitar (F#5)
F♯5 (F♯ Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion.) has two notes: F♯ and C♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and 5.
Shapes
How to play F♯5
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
F♯5 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 2
A shape · fret 9
Notes and formula
What makes F♯5 power chord
A Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion. is just the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and the 5th, often with the root doubled an The distance of twelve half steps, where a note comes round to the same name. Twelve frets up a string is an octave. up. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, so it stays clear under heavy distortion: the backbone of rock and punk.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The 5th makes F♯5 a Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion..
- F♯Rroot
- C♯5essential
- F♯, the root
- Other chord tones
F♯5 and G♭5 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with F♯5
F♯5 belongs to twelve keys: D major (iii5), A major (vi5), E major (ii5), B major (V5), F♯ major (I5), C♯ major (IV5), B minor (v5), F♯ minor (i5), C♯ minor (iv5), G♯ minor (VII5), D♯ minor (III5) and A♯ minor (VI5).
- iii5D major
- vi5A major
- ii5E major
- V5B major
- I5F♯ major
- IV5C♯ major
- v5B minor
- i5F♯ minor
- iv5C♯ minor
- VII5G♯ minor
- III5D♯ minor
- VI5A♯ minor
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
F♯5 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps F♯5 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- F♯5/C♯
F♯5 with its 5th, C♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on F♯ / G♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- F♯ major
- F♯m minor
- F♯7 dominant 7th
- F♯maj7 major 7th
- F♯m7 minor 7th
- F♯sus2 suspended 2nd
- F♯sus4 suspended 4th
- F♯6 major 6th
- F♯m6 minor 6th
- F♯add9 add 9
- F♯9 dominant 9th
- F♯maj9 major 9th
- F♯m9 minor 9th
- F♯13 dominant 13th
- F♯maj13 major 13th
- F♯m11 minor 11th
- F♯° diminished
- F♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- F♯°7 diminished 7th
- G♭+ augmented
- F♯7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- F♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- F♯6/9 six-nine
- F♯m(add9) minor add 9
- F♯7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
F♯5, in short
- What notes are in the F♯5 chord?
- F♯5 (F♯ Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion.) has two notes: F♯ and C♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and 5.
- How do you play F♯5 on guitar?
- F♯5 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9.
- What key is F♯5 in?
- F♯5 belongs to twelve keys: D major (iii5), A major (vi5), E major (ii5), B major (V5), F♯ major (I5), C♯ major (IV5), B minor (v5), F♯ minor (i5), C♯ minor (iv5), G♯ minor (VII5), D♯ minor (III5) and A♯ minor (VI5).
- Is F♯5 the same as G♭5?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. F♯5 is the spelling in D major, A major, E major, B major, F♯ major, C♯ major, B minor, F♯ minor, C♯ minor, G♯ minor, D♯ minor and A♯ minor; G♭5 only in C♭ major, G♭ major, D♭ major, A♭ minor, E♭ minor and B♭ minor.