F♯5 (also written G♭5) is the F# power chord (fifth) chord. It has 2 notes: F♯ – C♯ (1 – 5).
A power chord is just the root and the fifth, with no third, so it is neither major nor minor. It is strong and punchy, especially with distortion in rock music.
F♯5 chord on Guitar
244xxx
x-9-11-11-x-x
xx46xx
xxxx79Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 2nd fret; A 4th fret; D 4th fret; G not played; B not played; high E not played.
F♯5 chord on Ukulele
6699Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 6th fret; C 6th fret; E 9th fret; A 9th fret.
F♯5 chord on Piano
Play F♯ and C♯ together with your right hand, and F♯ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the F♯5 chord
F♯5 appears in 79 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Lavina – Kraj Mene Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Yung Scuff ft Jake Webber ft Johnnie Guilbert – Yellow Red October Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Powerwolf – Sinners Of The Seven Seas Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Green Day – Fancy Sauce Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Green Day – Goodnight Adeline Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Fivefold – Lost Within Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Jeff Rosenstock – Doubt Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Scooter – Waste Your Youth Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- TX2 – Drop Dead Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Sam Barber – Ghost Town Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Hives – Bogus Operandi Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- joelheath24 feat. Joelipops – Shampoo Our Hair Chords
Related chords
Other F# chords:
Chords in the key of F♯ major:
F♯5 chord: questions
What notes are in the F♯5 chord?
F♯5 (F# power chord (fifth)) is made of F♯ and C♯ (1 – 5).
How do you play F♯5 on guitar?
The most common shape is 244xxx (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play F♯5 on ukulele?
Play 6699 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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