Guitar chord · Suspended & power
F♯ power chord chord on guitar
244xxx · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play F♯5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- F♯C♯
- 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 · 2nd fret
- 6th string (low E): 2nd fret, index finger (1) F♯
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, ring finger (3) C♯
- 4th string (D): 4th 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|--4---| A|--4---| E|--2---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every F♯5 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 F♯5 on guitar
On guitar, the usual F♯5 shape is 244xxx at the 2nd 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.
