F# 5th
F#5
Notes
F# · C#
Intervals
- RootF# (1P)
- Perfect 5thC# (5P)
Fretboard
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About
The F♯5 power chord consists of root and fifth only (F♯–C♯), often with the root doubled an octave higher. By omitting the third entirely, it carries no major or minor identity — its tonality is implied by context and melody, not by the chord itself. This neutrality is an asset under heavy distortion, where thirds create harsh intermodulation artifacts. The fifth (C♯) is the only harmonic color present, so it must be played; doubling the root adds weight but no new harmonic information. On guitar, the shape is the same across all string pairs (except those involving the B string), making it easy to move. Compared to full triads like F♯ or F♯m, power chords sacrifice color for focus and aggression.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- F♯ Blues (deg 1)
- F♯ Harmonic Minor (I)
- F♯ Major (I)
- F♯ Major Pentatonic (deg 1)
- F♯ Melodic Minor (I)
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- F♯ Natural Minor (I)
- A Major (VI)
- A Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- A♭ Blues (deg 6)
- A♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 5)
- A♭ Natural Minor (VII)
- B Harmonic Minor (V)
- B Major (V)
- B Major Pentatonic (deg 4)
- B Melodic Minor (V)
- B Natural Minor (V)
- B♭ Diminished (deg 6)
- B♭ Harmonic Minor (VI)
- B♭ Natural Minor (VI)
- D Major (III)
- D♭ Blues (deg 3)
- D♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- D♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- D♭ Major (IV)
- D♭ Melodic Minor (IV)
- D♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 3)
- D♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- E Diminished (deg 2)
- E Major (II)
- E Major Pentatonic (deg 2)
- E Melodic Minor (II)
- E♭ Blues (deg 2)
- E♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 2)
- E♭ Natural Minor (III)
- G Diminished (deg 8)
- F♯ Dorian (I)
- F♯ Lydian (I)
- F♯ Mixolydian (I)
- F♯ Phrygian (I)
- A Lydian (VI)
- A Mixolydian (VI)
- A♭ Dorian (VII)
- A♭ Locrian (VII)
- A♭ Mixolydian (VII)
- A♭ Phrygian (VII)
- B Dorian (V)
- B Lydian (V)
- B Mixolydian (V)
- B♭ Locrian (VI)
- B♭ Phrygian (VI)
- C Locrian (V)
- D Lydian (III)
- D♭ Dorian (IV)
- D♭ Locrian (IV)
- D♭ Mixolydian (IV)
- D♭ Phrygian (IV)
- E Dorian (II)
- E Lydian (II)
- E Mixolydian (II)
- E♭ Dorian (III)
- E♭ Locrian (III)
- E♭ Phrygian (III)
- F Locrian (II)
- F Phrygian (II)
- G Lydian (VII)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. Roman numeral marks the chord root’s position in the scale; dashed badges aren’t linked yet.