Is the F chord holding you back from playing some great songs? Some of the most popular song keys on guitar have the F chord, so there’s no way to avoid it. Not to worry! I’m going to show you an easy version of the F chord that sounds great.
The F barre chord is really one of the first major challenges you’ll experience as a guitar player. Of the “first position” Major chords, it’s likely the hardest to play.
But there’s an easier version of this chord. There’s no barring required and it sounds great. I call it the easy F chord for guitar. And if you can play a C Major chord, you’re 90% of the way there to play this easy F chord.
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The easy F chord starts with your index finger on the 1st fret of the 2nd string. Then use your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string. Your ring finger and pinky will play the 3rd fret on the 5th and 4th strings respectively.
For this version of the F chord, you won’t play the high or low E strings. I prefer to mute them with my fretting hand. Gently touch the high e string with your index finger so it doesn’t ring out. Do the same on the low E with your ring finger. For the high e string you can also strum so you don’t play the string. I personally do both.
Your first thought might be “This isn’t the full F barre chord so it won’t sound as good, will it?”. But you might be surprised. Sure, it will sound different. But when you’re strumming through chords you might not even notice a difference.
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(Note: It’s not just the F barre chord that can be made into an ‘easy chord’. The easy F chord is easier to play compared to a full barre chord, but it’s also a different voicing of the F chord. It’s quite common for songwriters to use different chord voicings in songs!)
Now that you know how to play the easy F chord on your guitar, let’s work on chord changes. Knowing the chord doesn’t help unless you can play it smoothly without thinking about it.
(If you’re interested I use the principle of Common Chord Fingers and explain it in more detail in my Real Guitar Success Academy.)
How To Master The F Chord On Guitar
Even though this easy F chord is extremely useful and can be played anytime you see an F chord, it’s still important to learn the full F barre chord. Mostly because you can play this same shape up and down the neck.
The F barre chord is actually a great first step into the world of barre chords. You’ll learn how barre chords work, and how they’re made.
If you can finger the easy F chord on the guitar, you might be ready to work on the full F barre chord.Let’s look at the correct way to play an F guitar chord first, then we’ll look at the easier alternatives. Sound like a plan? Let’s do it.
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Ok, this is how an accomplished guitarist plays an F chord. (By the way, did you know that the full name of an F chord is “F Major”? Most of the time people just call it “F”.)
(If you don't understand the above image please read our article How To Read Guitar Chordboxes In 60 Seconds. It will make everything clear!)
As you can see this is a difficult chord – it’s simply not possible for a beginner guitarist to play an F guitar chord (in this way). Clearly we need to find easier alternatives, so let’s get to it!
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As you can see, we no longer need to totally barre the first fret, so that’s a huge relief for a beginner guitarist. Even so, this chord still requires solid concentration and a good level of dexterity to play.
If you’ve been playing the guitar for only a few hours this will still be a very difficult chord for you to assemble quickly and consistently. We need an even easier alternative.
In a moment we’ll look at the easiest-of-all ways to play an F guitar chord, but firstly there’s an important point I need to flag to you.
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Note that when playing both the above versions of an F guitar chord you should only play strings 1-4. Your strumming/picking should begin on the 4th string.
If you play the fifth string (the A string) when playing either of the above F guitar chords it won’t kill the chord (it’ll still sound ok, just) but if you accidentally play the 6th string (the E string) it will wreck the chord.
The F guitar chord is one of the very toughest chords for a beginner guitarist to play, so don’t worry if you find it challenging. That’s perfectly normal.
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With this in mind, I tell my new students to skip all songs that feature an F chord until they’ve been playing guitar for at least a month.
After 4-6 weeks most people have mastered simpler chords like Em, G, Am, D and C. By that stage they have developed enough control and precision in their third finger that they can perform the above easier F chords without it being too tough.
For the vast majority of adult learners, Fmaj7 should be the first goal. It sounds great and is much easier to play than a full F chord.
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Note how closely a Fmaj7 chord resembles the shape of a C chord? This is one of the things that makes Fmaj7 a handy chord to know, because F and C are common bedfellows, they crop up together often, along with G.
You can combine Fmaj7, C and G in the following way. It sounds great and allows you to maintain a similar handshape as you play. (
This is a great example of using broader chord knowledge to make things easier and sound better. (You’ll do this a LOT as you progress as a guitarist!)
The F Chord For Guitar: The Easiest Way To Play It
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The thing that is most difficult for beginners is the use of a fretting technique called barring. Barring, or barre chords, are when you fret multiple strings at once with a single finger. Most of the time, when just starting out, a player’s fingers are not quite strong enough to play these chords smoothly.
Fortunately, you can play several different versions of the F chord for guitar until you build up the finger strength to play the full barre chord. You will build your strength and your confidence through this 5 stage process.
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Like we said, this process was designed to help beginning guitarists play the F chord right away and build their strength to the barre chord. Here is the simplest, 3 note version.
We will start off with a simple version with no barring at all. It only involves 3 notes with the additional 3 strings muted.
This version of the F chord is a little more difficult than the 3 note version. This version will have a bit more body to it with the addition of a lower C note played on the A string.
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This is the first version of the F chord you will learn using the barre chord technique. This is also the first version that most people learn (and then become frustrated).
Now we’re adding that additional low C note again. This version of the chord is a bit more satisfying because you get an almost complete tonal range when you strum.
This is the full on F barre chord for guitar. If you have mastered the previous versions, you are ready for this one.
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You will notice your middle, ring, and pinky fingers are making an E shape. This E shape barre chord is also moveable up and down the neck. Depending on where you barre, you can play every chord.
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