The F Major chord is an interesting chord. It’s very popular, mainly because it gets used in other popular keys (for example the key of C). The standard F chord shape (the first one in the picture below) often gets lumped in with open chords, even though technically, it’s not an open chord itself.
In terms of basic guitar chords, the standard F chord shape is probably the most difficult, because of the fact that you have to play two strings with one finger. You can think of this like a mini bar chord. It’s actually a really good way of building up strength in your first finger, before diving right in to bar chords.
The most common way to play the F chord is in the first position of the guitar. It includes the first two strings being barred by the first finger, which makes it a slightly difficult chord to play at first. Although this chord is technically not an open chord (it doesn’t contain any open strings), it often gets grouped with open chords, because it can be found in many keys that include open chords.
F Guitar Chord Guide: 14 Variations & How To Play
The easy version of the F chord is identical to the popular F chord, but without the first finger barring the first two strings. Instead, the first finger simply plays the second string and the first string is omitted.
The instructions above are step by step instructions for playing the most common F Major chord shape. These instructions can actually be super helpful when you feel like you’re interpreting the shape incorrectly. By going through the F chord instructions step by step, you can verify that you’re playing the chord correctly.
The F chord can be played as a barre chord by playing a root 6 barre chord shape and starting on the 1st fret or by playing a root 5 barre chord Major shape and starting on the 8th fret:
F Major Chord On Fret 3
Most of the time, when we play the F chord, we play the standard shapes, such as the open position F and the barre chord shapes. However, learning the strict root position and inverted triads is a great way of exploring subtle and interesting variations that exist across the fretboard. The F Major triad can be voiced in the following three ways:
The following shapes are alternative ways of playing the F Major chord shape. They’re not the most common F shapes, but used enough to include here as interesting alternatives.
The F chord can often be substituted with the F sus 4 chord, the F sus 2 chord and the F add 9 chord. The F chord can also be used itself as a substitute for more complicated chords, such as the F Major 7 chord, the F7 chord, and other extension chords which have F as the root note (it can’t be used in place of minor chords though!).
Don't Be Scared Of F Major
The most common and effective scales that can be used to solo/improvise over the F Major chord, or to create melodies for the purposes of song writing are:The basic F major barre chord is often the first barre chord that beginners come up against, as F is chord IV in the popular key of C major. It’s a challenge to play not only because it’s a barre chord, but also because of its position at the first fret, precisely where the nut is holding up the strings that the hapless ist is trying to hold down.
One way of avoiding F is to use a capo – you could capo the third fret and play a D major chord, or the fifth fret and play a C major shape. You could also capo the first fret and play E, but in each case all the other chords in the song will need to be adjusted to the new key.
The notes of F major are F, A and C, that’s root, third and fifth of an F major scale. As you play these examples see if you can find the major seventh (E) or minor seventh (E♭) to add to the chords, giving you an F major seven or F seven. Or just experiment with added notes and open strings and see what you find. Have fun and we’ll see you next month.
How To Play F Chord On Guitar?
This is the big one, the F barre chord down where the nut is fighting against you. We suggest practising this chord shape at the fifth fret, (where it will make an A major chord) and working your way down the fret by fret until you master it at the first fret. Be patient and try to get each note to sound cleanly.
Here we have the “thumb over” version of F, which we like a lot. Not only is it more compact and better sounding, but it avoids the barre altogether. On the downside, you have to mute the top E and the A string, and have hands big enough to reach the first fret on the low E with your thumb.
Technically a “slash chord”, F with C bass, this version of F major is not so hard to hold down. You’ll need to mute both E strings, with first finger and third finger respectively. This chord sounds particularly good if you are alternating between C major and F major chords.
Simple F Major Guitar Chord Variations (+ Charts & Fingering)
Also not hard to hold down, this low voicing of F mutes the top E and B strings with the underside of the first finger, and sounds thick and chunky. If you release finger two and mute the G string as well, you’ll have an F5 chord, containing just roots and fifth. Ideal for that metal opus you were planning.
Here, we’ve gone for a higher voicing of F major, easier than Figure 1 because you are only barring two strings with the first finger. Mute the A string with the tip of finger three and you can strum freely. Just don’t hit the low E. Try this chord up at the thirteenth fret too.
At the sixth fret you can find F major in first inversion, which means the third of the chord, A, is the bass note. First inversion chords sound less focused and solid than root position chords. Compare this one to figure 5.
How To Play F Chord Guitar
Here we have a second inversion chord with C, the fifth, in the bass. Instead of using fingers two, three and four, try laying finger three flat across the middle of the 10th fret. Figures 5, 6 and 7 can be choppy, funky or played with arpeggios and give you some useful options if the music stays on F for a few bars.
This shape is the same notes as Figure 5, but moved over to the middle four strings of the . Try turning finger one into a half-barre to add the note A on the top string, as in Figure 6. This one takes a bit of getting used to but it’s a useful chord shape.
Here we have an alternative version of F/C, with the high F on the top string at the 13th fret. Lower this note one fret to E and you’ll have Fmaj7. One fret more and E♭ will give you F7. Barre the top four strings at the 10th fret and you’ll have F6.
How To Play The F Chord On Guitar
This shape introduces the ‘other’ barre chord version of F major, with the barre coming from finger three. The tip of the index finger mutes the low E string. Remember the great thing about barre chords is that they can be played at any fret. One fret down would be E major, then E♭ (or D♯) major and so on.
Rod Fogg is a London-based ist, teacher and writer. He is the author of The Ultimate Course (Race Point 2014), the Electric Handbook (Backbeat, 2009) and contributed to bestseller The Totally Interactive Bible (Jawbone Publishing, 2006).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.
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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.
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
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