Guitar chord · Suspended & power
F power chord chord on guitar
133xxx · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play F5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- FC
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 1st fret
- 6th string (low E): 1st fret, index finger (1) F
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) F
- 3rd string (G): don’t play — mute it
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--x---| G|--x---| D|--3---| A|--3---| E|--1---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every F5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing F5 on guitar
On guitar, the usual F5 shape is 133xxx at the 1st fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other power chord chords. Don’t strum the G, B and high E strings.
