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.
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!)
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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!
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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. (
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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!)
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The chord of F Major is a hugely popular chord on the guitar, but one that causes all sorts of problems for beginners. Some guitarists try to play the big full barre which only leads to lots of buzzing notes and some only play the super mini version, which if not played correctly, can sound weedy and thin.
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As you can see from (my rather dodgy) illustration, the F Major chord can be one hell of a frustrating chord that makes people want to curse to the high heavens or make grown men and women weep with anguish and smash their guitars up in frustration.
Well, fear not fellow guitarist. In this post, I’ll show you how to play the chord of F Major in a progressive manner starting with the hard versions and then breaking these down into simpler forms.
I’ll also show you how to play an unusual inversion of the chord too which can really add class to your playing in certain situations.
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A while back I showed you multiple ways to play the tricky B minor chord on guitar and more recently the B flat chord on guitar which is also a challenging chord to play. The chord of F is a more common chord as it is in the key of C Major—one of the CAGED keys on the guitar.
The F chord is also used in other keys too and quite often when a musician is playing in the key of G Major they will substitute out the F# diminished chord to bring in an F Major chord. This makes the F really important.
This is the version of F that is most feared by beginners and I can see why. It is a tough chord. Barring across all 6 strings is tough and especially so at the 1st fret.
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To get good at this version, you will need to spend time perfecting the quality of your barre. This means using great technique and following the advice in this post on barre chords.
For example, how straight it is, how close to the fret it is and how high it is positioned, and then adding in one finger at a time to gradually complete the chord. Thankfully there are much easier ways of playing F.
This is a tough old nut to crack for many guitarists. What you are doing here is playing a C Major chord shape with fingers 2, 3 and 4 and playing a barre across the top three strings with your index finger and placing this finger at the 5th fret).
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That’s because it is so tough and it isn’t used in that many songs (The intro to Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Under the Bridge’ is probably the most famous example).
Our next version is a barre chord based off the shape of an A Major chord. Can you see how we have taken the A Major chord and turned it into a barre chord and are now playing it higher up the neck?
I like to play this chord in the following way. The trouble is your ring finger is the one doing all the work so it can be tough to play for some guitarists.
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Me, I never liked this second version as it is clunky and although I don’t have the fattest fingers in the world (not that they would be an excuse), when playing up at the 8th fret I struggle to fit fingers 2, 3 and 4 in a line on the same fret.
Whichever way you choose to play this version, it is very handy. Mainly because it is a higher pitched version of F and therefore offers some different tonal options to the chord.
Here we have the same version as we have for shape 1 but this time we have moved the barre finger so it only frets the top two strings (B and high E) while fingers 2, 3 and 4 still fret the same notes. This is a useful version to practice when building up to shape 1.
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This version is very similar to the above version but is a fair bit easier to play for most guitarists and it sounds almost exactly the same.
My students much prefer to play this shape over that one because of those reasons. The only time the above shape is better than this version is when you are picking and need the note on the high E string to be picked (which isn’t that often to be honest).
When playing this version, ensure your index finger which is on the B string is rocked back a touch to purposely kill off the high E string to stop it ringing out.
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When changing from F to C, simply leave your ring finger and index finger where they are, lift off the pinkie
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