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Guitar chord

F5F power chord

  • F1
  • C5
Difficulty
Medium
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play F5

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the low E string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string.
  3. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the D string.
  4. Don't play: G string, B string, high E string.
  1. F5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 133xxx134EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 133xxx134EBGDAE

    133xxx · E5 shape

  2. F5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 13xxxx13EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 13xxxx13EBGDAE

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  3. F5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets xx3x11312EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets xx3x11312EBGDAE

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  4. F5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xx35xx13EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xx35xx13EBGDAE

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  5. F5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xx3x1x31EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xx3x1x31EBGDAE

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  6. F5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 133x1x1342EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 133x1x1342EBGDAE

    133x1x

  7. F5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets xx356x3fr134EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets xx356x3fr134EBGDAE

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  8. F5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x-8-10-10-x-x8fr134EADGBE
    F5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x-8-10-10-x-x8fr134EBGDAE

    x-8-10-10-x-x · A5 shape

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the F5 chord

F power chord is built from 2 notes: F (1), C (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, F, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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