A# Power (5) Chord on Guitar
How to play the A# Power (5) chord on Guitar: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The A# 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 A#, F. This page shows how to play A# Power (5) on 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 E and B strings stay silent, so 3 of 6 sound. A# falls on the A string. It sounds from A#2 up to A#3. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 6.
Guitar is tuned 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 A# 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.