Fifth Chords
Let’s look at how to play an F sharp 5 chord on the piano. We’ll also learn the pattern for building any other fifth chord.
What Are Fifth Chords?
Since the definition of a “chord” is “three or more notes sounded together”, fifth chords aren’t actually chords. But we’ll call them chords anyway since they’re treated like chords at the piano.
To play a fifth chord, we’ll play the first and fifth notes of the matching major scale.
Another way to think of playing a fifth chord is playing the lowest and highest notes of the matching major chord, leaving out the middle note.
Chord Types Printable
Learn to play 17 types of piano chords using 12 different root notes with this 35-page PDF! Chords are sorted both by their root note and type.
How to Play an F Sharp 5 Chord
So to play an F sharp 5 chord, we’ll play the first and fifth notes of the F sharp major scale: F♯ – C♯
These are also the lowest and highest notes of the F sharp major chord.
So to play an F sharp 5 chord, we’ll play:
F♯ – C♯
We can use this pattern to build any other fifth chord, by playing the first and fifth notes of the matching major scale.
Other Chord Types
Some of the other chord types we can learn are:
Major
Minor
Augmented
Diminished
Second
Minor Second
Suspended
Sixth
Minor Sixth
Seventh
Minor Seventh
Major Seventh
Ninth
Minor Ninth
Major Ninth
Conclusion
Now you know how to play an F sharp 5 chord on the piano, and you can use this knowledge to play any other fifth chord.
Since fifth chords create more of an open-ended sound, it can be fun to use them in place of major or minor chords at the piano. I hope you enjoy playing these chords!
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