F#5 chord (F sharp power chord) on bass
F#5 (F sharp power chord) has two notes: F sharp and C sharp. Its formula is 1, 5.
How to play F#5 on bass
Low notes close together sound muddy, so bass players spread a chord out and leave notes out. Forms with a 3rd or 7th sound clear from about the E string's 8th fret up, so they start there; root and 5th stays low. These forms put the root on the E string; the same shapes work from the A string.
Fingers: 1 on E, 3 on A.
Fingers: 1 on E, 3 on A, 3 on D.
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| Symbol | F#5 |
|---|---|
| Also written | F#(no3) |
| Notes | F# C# |
| Formula | 1 5 |
| Intervals | root, perfect fifth |
| Type | Power chord chord |
F#5 across the neck
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 2 F# (1), fret 9 C# (5), fret 14 F# (1), fret 21 C# (5).
- A string: fret 4 C# (5), fret 9 F# (1), fret 16 C# (5), fret 21 F# (1).
- D string: fret 4 F# (1), fret 11 C# (5), fret 16 F# (1), fret 23 C# (5).
- G string: fret 6 C# (5), fret 11 F# (1), fret 18 C# (5), fret 23 F# (1).
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Questions
What notes are in the F#5 chord?
F#5 (F sharp power chord) has two notes: F sharp and C sharp. Its formula is 1, 5. F# is the root and C# is the perfect fifth.
How do you play F#5 on bass?
Bass players spread it out rather than strum it. The simplest form is the root and 5th: 1 5, root on the E string, fret 2. Fingers: 1 on E, 3 on A.
Is F#5 major or minor?
Neither. F#5 is only the root and the 5th, F# and C#, with no 3rd, so it fits under both F# and F#m. That is why it sounds clean with distortion.