Chords for Guitar CHEATS! - 5 Easy Ways To Play an F Chord!

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_ _ [Gm] _ [N] I hope you guys have never been that frustrated, but if you've ever thrown a piece of music
gear in [G] anger, drop the story in the comments below because I'd love to read it.
Anyway, welcome back to the channel you guys.
I hope you guys are having a great day.
Today we're starting [Abm] episode 2 of the Guitar Cheat Series.
Episode 1 we did last week was bar chords, so you can check that out if you haven't seen it.
Today we're talking about the F chord.
So the purpose of the Guitar Cheat Series is to help [F] new players overcome obstacles
in their [Ab] playing so they really [Bb] enjoy learning this [E] instrument.
And if [F] you're not a new player, hopefully you'll find some of these voicings interesting
that you can add to your repertoire of chords.
Now when I was learning the F chord, I was taught these [B] two ways.
[Gm] Both are quite difficult for a new player, and especially when you have to bring them
up to [Fm] speed and change between a C and [E] an F and an A [Fm] minor and a G, or any of the chords
in the key of C.
It's [C] very difficult.
So [F] today we're going to look at 5 easier ways to play the F chord to help you guys out.
Alright the first F we're going to look at today is this F over A, or F in first inversion.
And that simply means instead of having the F note as the base of your chord like this,
we're going to change it and just have the A note as the base of your chord.
And that turns it into a 3-string chord, which makes it really easy for new players to play.
So here's what it sounds [B] like in a progression.
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[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ The second [Abm] chord we're going to look at is an F add 9.
Now this is one of my favorite ways to play the F chord.
You still have your F, A and C, which is like the main triad of the chord.
And then you're going to use your pinky finger [F] to play the high G.
[C] So it's sort of reminiscent [N] of a C chord, which is nice.
It's going to be an easy change for new players.
And having that high 9 eliminates the need to do the bar.
And if you need to play those two strings with one finger, you really have to kind of
torque your wrist forward.
And as you're pushing forward, you need to push down with a lot of pressure so you have clearance.
Really difficult chord to make.
So this [A] eliminates the need for that, while [Fm] adding some interest [F] in the high end.
[C] So here's what it sounds like in a chord progression.
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_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [N] Our third F is this F major 7.
The fingering is really easy.
You just need F, A and [F] C, and then first string can ring open.
So it's a really beautiful sounding chord.
Now major 7 chords are [A] typically associated with jazz.
[G] _ [A] _ _ [E] But in this context, you know, it can work with a lot of different genres.
You'll notice the C chord has an open E.
The A minor has an open E.
And then the F major 7 has an open E.
So as we play through this progression, you'll notice that that open E sort of adds some
continuity to the whole chord [C] progression.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] Our fourth F chord is one of my go-to chords when I'm doing some picking.
It's really easy to play because you only need two fingers.
And it's got a really [E] open sound because you have the major 7, which is first string.
And then you have the [G] second, which is third string.
That G.
And when you put it together with your F [Fm] and your C, it sounds [G] like this.
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_ So, yeah, it's a great chord.
And when you just go back and forth between the C, if you had some picking to do, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] yeah,
it's a chord that everybody should have in their back pocket.
And finally, my fifth favorite way to play the F chord is the [F] venerable F over C.
This is a great one when you need a little extra low end.
If you know this version doesn't quite sound [E] right in your song and you need some extra
[C] body, then the fifth string and fourth string will help with [F] F over C.
[Am] And this is a second inversion chord, which [E] again just means instead of having F as the
base [F] of your chord, you're going to have C as the base of your chord.
[C] Here's what it sounds like in a progression.
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[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
[N] Thanks so much for watching, you guys.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
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And if you want to see how I got the guitar down, keep watching.
We'll see you guys next week.
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