What notes are in the F5 chord?

F5 is made of F and C: the root and perfect 5th above F.

What is the easiest way to play F5?

Play 133xxx (low E to high E): mute the G, B and high E strings.

F5 power chord on guitar

F5 is a power chord: neither major nor minor, punchy with distortion. It is built from F and C (formula 1 5). Power chords are the backbone of rock, punk and metal rhythm guitar. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is 133xxx.

1 3 3 x x x

x x 3 5 6 x

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x 8 10 10 x x

x x x 10 13 13

F5 fingerings (low E to high E)

Fret 1: 133xxx. Mute the G, B and high E strings.
Fret 3: xx356x. Mute the low E, A and high E strings.
Fret 6: xxxx68. Mute the low E, A, D and G strings.
Fret 8: x-8-10-10-x-x. Mute the low E, B and high E strings.
Fret 10: x-x-x-10-13-13. Mute the low E, A and D strings.

Questions

What notes are in the F5 chord?: F5 is made of F and C: the root and perfect 5th above F.
What is the easiest way to play F5?: Play 133xxx (low E to high E): mute the G, B and high E strings.

Also try: F Major · F Minor · F7 · Fmaj7 · Chord Charts