F Power (5) Chord on 8-String Guitar

Play F Power (5) on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The F Power (5) chord is a power chord (root and fifth, no third), neutral between major and minor and a staple of rock and metal. It is built from the notes F, C. This page shows how to play F Power (5) on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. The F#, B, G and E strings stay silent, so 3 of 8 sound. F falls on the E string. It sounds from F2 up to F3. 4 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 11.

8-String Guitar is tuned F#–B–E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.