Irish bouzouki F5 chord (GDAE)F power chord: x 3 3 1, and 3 more shapes

F5 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAE tuning: x 3 3 1, open position
F5 (F power chord) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAE: x 3 3 1, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: x 3 3 1 (open position)

  1. G course: not played
  2. D course: 3rd fret, ring finger (barre), F
  3. A course: 3rd fret, ring finger (barre), C
  4. E course: 1st fret, index finger, F

Sounds: F C F  ·  F5 is F, C (1 · 5)

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.

More F5 shapes

  1. 3fr311CFC5 3 3 x
    3fr · F5/C
  2. 8fr2311FCFC10 10 8 8
    8fr
  3. 10fr11FC10 10 x x
    10fr

Other F chords, Irish bouzouki GDAE

FFmF7Fm7F5Fsus2Fsus4Fmaj7Fadd9

Other power chords

D5G5A5E5B5C5F5F♯5

F5 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app