A#5 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (A Sharp Power Chord)

How to play A#5

Find A# just below middle C. That is the root.
Add F above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1 and 5 (thumb and pinky). Left hand: 5 and 1.

Notes

A#root

F5 · perfect fifth

A#5 inversions

An inversion moves the lowest note up an octave. Same notes, smoother jumps between chords.

Root position

A# · F

1st inversion

F · A#

Notes and theory

A#root

F5 · perfect fifth

A power chord is just the root and fifth. With no third it suits distortion, which is why rock and metal riffs are built on it. The formula is 1 5. Strictly by music theory the notes are spelled A# and E#; E# is the same key as F.

A#5 on guitar

More A# chords

All A# piano chords

A#major A#mminor A#7dominant seventh A#m7minor seventh A#maj7major seventh A#sus4suspended fourth A#sus2suspended second A#dimdiminished A#augaugmented A#6major sixth A#9dominant ninth A#add9added ninth A#m7b5half-diminished A#dim7diminished seventh A#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth A#m6minor sixth A#m9minor ninth A#maj9major ninth

power chord chords in every key

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

Questions

What notes are in the A#5 chord?

A#5 (A sharp power chord) is made of two notes: A# (root) and F (perfect fifth).

How do you play A#5 on piano?

Play A# and F together. With the right hand use fingers 1 and 5 (thumb and pinky); with the left hand use 5 and 1.

What are the inversions of A#5?

Root position: A# F. 1st inversion: F A#.

What does a power chord chord sound like?

A power chord is just the root and fifth. With no third it suits distortion, which is why rock and metal riffs are built on it.