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.)
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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.F chord guitar finger position charts, diagrams and photos. This lesson shows you how to play an F major chord on your guitar.
How To Play An F Chord
This page contains several ways of playing an F Chord on guitar. The diagrams show the finger position you should use for each chord shape.
The chord shape below is probably the most common way of playing an F chord. If you find this chord difficult, there's a slightly easier version (that doesn't require a barre) further down the page.
Barre chords take a bit of getting used to, but once you've mastered them they're just as easy – if not easier – than open position chords. You can find out more about barre chords here: Barre Chords.
How To Play An F Chord The Easy Way
Be careful not to play the bottom two strings! If you accidentally hit the A string it won't sound terrible (F chords contain the note A), but the chord will sound stronger if the bass note is an F.
Either start your strum on the 4th string, or ignore your guitar teacher's advice and use your thumb to mute the bottom strings!
The following F guitar chord finger position diagrams show alternative ways of playing an F. Use these shapes if the chord you're moving from (or to) is in a similar fretboard position. This will allow you to finger the F chord with minimal arm movement and fretboard squeak.
The Easy Way To Play The F Chord On Guitar
This shape is based on the open position D shape. Here it is played at the 3rd fret to make an F chord.
Finally, the F chord shape below is based on the open position 'A' shape. Played with a barre at the 9th position, it becomes an F major chord.
There is an alternative fingering for this chord in which the 3rd finger (the ring finger) forms a barre to play the notes on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings. It is shown below.
F Major Chord|how To Play F Chord On Guitar
All of the F chord shapes on this page are 'movable' shapes. This means that they can be used to play other major chords.
The root note of each chord is shown as a blue circle. Position this over any note on the fretboard to play the major chord with that root note.
You may see other chords that begin with 'F', but which have other symbols after the letter. These aren't F Major Chords, and will require a different chord shape.
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We hope that you have found this lesson useful, and that you can now play an F major chord on your guitar! Why not learn some more?
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Play guitar or bass? Subscribe to the Guitar Command email newsletter for FREE guitar & bass news, lessons, reviews, offers and information.Ah the F chord, the bane of every beginner guitarist’s existence. Mastering the F chord is one of the greatest challenges in learning to strum basic guitar chords.
How To Play F Chord On Guitar The Easy Way (plus Variations)
However, much like bar chords, the key to mastering the F chord is finding the right position for your hand. No superhuman strength is needed.
Let’s take a close look at the position your fingers, thumb and wrist need to be in so that you can produce a beautiful, clear sounding F chord. I’ll also give you some ways to work on this chord at the end of the article.
(Quick note: this article is written from a right handed guitarist’s perspective. If you play left handed, reverse anything I say referencing the ‘left side of the finger’ or the ‘right side of the hand’ to the opposite. Right becomes left, and vice versa).
Ways To Play The F Chord On Guitar
First, I’ll state the obvious: finger 1 should be flat over the first and second strings. Fingers 2 and 3 need to be curled around, bending at both joints, as much as possible. I’m sure you already knew that. Getting that to actually happen is the tough part.
It should be rolled over a little bit on it’s left side. Your finger is a little harder on its side than it is directly on the underside, where there is a bit more fat under the skin. This will make it easier to get enough pressure coming down on the strings.
The first finger will tend to lean toward the left in any chord that is spread across 3 or 4 frets. This is a normal feature of human anatomy. Trying to fight this tendency and lay the finger flat on it’s underside will make the chord much more difficult and awkward. Here’s a photo to illustrate this left-side roll of the first finger:
How To Position Your Hand For The F Chord
Also, make sure that the first finger is close to the first fret, and running parallel to it. Like anything else on the guitar, the closer you are to the fret, the easier it is to get a clear note. Many students overlook this in their early attempts at the F chord.
The main difficulty that people face with the F chord is getting the first finger to lay flat while simultaneously curling fingers 2 and 3 so that they don’t touch other strings.
Most students will tend to lay fingers 2 and 3 down on other strings since finger 1 is laying flat. Or, they will have difficulty laying finger 1 flat because they are curling fingers 2 and 3.
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In other words, what they do with one finger tends to cause the other fingers to do the same thing, which won’t work for the F chord.
Optimal position for the wrist and thumb will enable you to lay your first finger flat while curling fingers 2 and 3.
The goal here is to give the first finger enough room to lay flat, while getting fingers 2 and 3 close enough to their position so that they can curl around.
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The thumb should be somewhat above the middle of the back of the neck, which will keep the hand close to the bottom of the neck of the guitar. At the same time, it shouldn’t be too high above the middle of the neck, which would make it difficult to spread the fingers enough.
The wrist position is even more important. In fact, I suspect it is the elusive, overlooked key to getting things to fall into place for most students.
The wrist and forearm need to be turned in a particular way
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