Chords for How To Play The F Chord - 4 Easy Ways to Finally Master The F Guitar Chord
Tempo:
93.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
F
Fm
Ab
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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G'day guys, my name's Dave Tran from Guitar Zero 2 Hero and in this lesson I'm going to
be teaching you how to finally play the F chord.
This is the most dreaded chord for
every single beginner out there, but I'm going to teach you 4 different ways of playing this
chord starting from the easiest version up to the dreaded F bar chord.
So let's start
with the easiest way of playing the F chord.
We're going to start with our ring finger,
place that on the 3rd fret of the 4th string, [A] middle finger will go on the 2nd fret of the
3rd string and [C] your index finger will go on the 1st fret of the 2nd string.
We're going
to be [Eb] muting every other string here, so we're [F] only going to be strumming these 3 strings.
Your 1st string, [A] 6th and 5th [F] string are all going to be muted.
And that's the [Ab] easiest
way possible [F] of playing an F chord.
Now the next F chord that you can play, which is probably
more common and more acceptable, is building off that easiest F that we just had.
So with
all our fingers in that position, our index finger is actually going to bar the 1st fret
for the 2nd and 1st [G] strings.
So you're going to push that down for both strings.
And from
the 4th string we [F] have
And that is the 2nd easiest way to play an F [C] chord and probably
more common than that 1st one we learnt as well.
The 3rd way we can play an F, which
starts to sound a bit fuller, is by taking our ring finger and moving that up to the
3rd fret of the 5th string.
[Ab] And with our pinky now, we're going to replace where our ring
finger originally was and put that on the [F] 3rd fret of the 4th string.
So we have
And that's the 3rd [C] easiest way to play the F chord.
We're going to not hit the 6th string,
[F] it's just the 5th string onwards.
We're still barring that 1st fret at 2nd and 1st strings.
Finally, we have the hardest way of playing the F and the one that all beginners dread.
But you need to learn how to play this.
[N] I can't stress this enough, it is so important
because it's going to form the basis of every other bar chord that you're going to play
in the future.
So from our last position that we had, we'll just now take our index finger
and we'll place it across the whole 1st fret.
So [Fm] now the 6th string will be hit on the 1st
fret.
The 2nd and 1st strings will also be hitting the 1st fret.
Now strength wise, it's
really important that your thumb is behind the fretboard here because it's going to make
it easier to clamp down [E] this index finger onto the 1st fret.
Now one little trick for
this bar chord is the fact that you don't actually need to push down on every single
string [F] with this index finger.
What are the main strings we need to ring out?
Well, it's
the 6th string, the 2nd string and the 1st string.
So that means you can really just
only apply pressure down to the bottom here and apply pressure up at the top by just sort
of curling your finger in a bit more when you're pushing down.
And that way, you're
only hitting the notes that really matter.
And the F chord will sound fairly nice without
you having to strain by pushing every single finger down.
Just concentrate on that top
string, the 2nd and the 1st string.
[E] Now with every single F [N] chord that I've just shown
you here, it's really important that you play every string of that chord to make sure it
rings out and then you can play that chord.
This is whilst you're practising the chord,
but it'll really help you identify where you're going wrong with the [F] chords.
So for the easiest
way of playing the F, make sure every string is ringing out and then pluck them all together.
Then the 2nd one, make sure they're all ringing out, then strum them all together.
Then the
3rd one, make sure it's all ringing out, then strum them all together.
And finally, the
real F chord.
All the notes are ringing out nicely, now we can strum it.
[N] So hopefully
this will help you guys play the F chord that is so common in a lot of my tutorials and
videos.
Be sure to head over to GuitarZero2Hero.com to pick up my free guitar e-book and also
check out the barre chord lesson here for more clarification on barre chords.
It would
mean so much if you hit that like button, hit that subscribe button, leave your thoughts,
comments and questions below and I'll see you next time on GuitarZero2Hero.
[F] Cheers!
[Db]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [N]
be teaching you how to finally play the F chord.
This is the most dreaded chord for
every single beginner out there, but I'm going to teach you 4 different ways of playing this
chord starting from the easiest version up to the dreaded F bar chord.
So let's start
with the easiest way of playing the F chord.
We're going to start with our ring finger,
place that on the 3rd fret of the 4th string, [A] middle finger will go on the 2nd fret of the
3rd string and [C] your index finger will go on the 1st fret of the 2nd string.
We're going
to be [Eb] muting every other string here, so we're [F] only going to be strumming these 3 strings.
Your 1st string, [A] 6th and 5th [F] string are all going to be muted.
And that's the [Ab] easiest
way possible [F] of playing an F chord.
Now the next F chord that you can play, which is probably
more common and more acceptable, is building off that easiest F that we just had.
So with
all our fingers in that position, our index finger is actually going to bar the 1st fret
for the 2nd and 1st [G] strings.
So you're going to push that down for both strings.
And from
the 4th string we [F] have
And that is the 2nd easiest way to play an F [C] chord and probably
more common than that 1st one we learnt as well.
The 3rd way we can play an F, which
starts to sound a bit fuller, is by taking our ring finger and moving that up to the
3rd fret of the 5th string.
[Ab] And with our pinky now, we're going to replace where our ring
finger originally was and put that on the [F] 3rd fret of the 4th string.
So we have
And that's the 3rd [C] easiest way to play the F chord.
We're going to not hit the 6th string,
[F] it's just the 5th string onwards.
We're still barring that 1st fret at 2nd and 1st strings.
Finally, we have the hardest way of playing the F and the one that all beginners dread.
But you need to learn how to play this.
[N] I can't stress this enough, it is so important
because it's going to form the basis of every other bar chord that you're going to play
in the future.
So from our last position that we had, we'll just now take our index finger
and we'll place it across the whole 1st fret.
So [Fm] now the 6th string will be hit on the 1st
fret.
The 2nd and 1st strings will also be hitting the 1st fret.
Now strength wise, it's
really important that your thumb is behind the fretboard here because it's going to make
it easier to clamp down [E] this index finger onto the 1st fret.
Now one little trick for
this bar chord is the fact that you don't actually need to push down on every single
string [F] with this index finger.
What are the main strings we need to ring out?
Well, it's
the 6th string, the 2nd string and the 1st string.
So that means you can really just
only apply pressure down to the bottom here and apply pressure up at the top by just sort
of curling your finger in a bit more when you're pushing down.
And that way, you're
only hitting the notes that really matter.
And the F chord will sound fairly nice without
you having to strain by pushing every single finger down.
Just concentrate on that top
string, the 2nd and the 1st string.
[E] Now with every single F [N] chord that I've just shown
you here, it's really important that you play every string of that chord to make sure it
rings out and then you can play that chord.
This is whilst you're practising the chord,
but it'll really help you identify where you're going wrong with the [F] chords.
So for the easiest
way of playing the F, make sure every string is ringing out and then pluck them all together.
Then the 2nd one, make sure they're all ringing out, then strum them all together.
Then the
3rd one, make sure it's all ringing out, then strum them all together.
And finally, the
real F chord.
All the notes are ringing out nicely, now we can strum it.
[N] So hopefully
this will help you guys play the F chord that is so common in a lot of my tutorials and
videos.
Be sure to head over to GuitarZero2Hero.com to pick up my free guitar e-book and also
check out the barre chord lesson here for more clarification on barre chords.
It would
mean so much if you hit that like button, hit that subscribe button, leave your thoughts,
comments and questions below and I'll see you next time on GuitarZero2Hero.
[F] Cheers!
[Db]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [N]
Key:
Eb
F
Fm
Ab
C
Eb
F
Fm
G'day guys, my name's Dave Tran from Guitar Zero 2 Hero and in this lesson I'm going to
be teaching you how to finally play the F chord.
This is the most dreaded chord for
every single beginner out there, but I'm going to teach you 4 different ways of playing this
chord starting from the easiest version up to the dreaded F bar chord.
So let's start
with the easiest way of playing the F chord.
We're going to start with our ring finger,
place that on the 3rd fret of the 4th string, [A] middle finger will go on the 2nd fret of the
3rd string and [C] your index finger will go on the 1st fret of the 2nd string.
We're going
to be [Eb] muting every other string here, so we're [F] only going to be strumming these 3 strings.
Your 1st string, [A] 6th and 5th [F] string are all going to be muted.
And that's the [Ab] easiest
way possible [F] of playing an F chord.
_ Now the next F chord that you can play, which is probably
more common and more acceptable, is building off that easiest F that we just had.
So with
all our fingers in that position, our index finger is actually going to bar the 1st fret
for the 2nd and 1st [G] strings.
So you're going to push that down for both strings.
And from
the 4th string we [F] have_ _ _
_ And that is the 2nd easiest way to play an F [C] chord and probably
more common than that 1st one we learnt as well.
The 3rd way we can play an F, which
starts to sound a bit fuller, is by taking our ring finger and moving that up to the
3rd fret of the 5th string.
[Ab] And with our pinky now, we're going to replace where our ring
finger originally was and put that on the [F] 3rd fret of the 4th string.
So we have_ _ _
_ _ And that's the 3rd [C] easiest way to play the F chord.
We're going to not hit the 6th string,
[F] it's just the 5th string onwards.
We're still barring that 1st fret at 2nd and 1st strings. _ _
Finally, we have the hardest way of playing the F and the one that all beginners dread.
But you need to learn how to play this.
[N] I can't stress this enough, it is so important
because it's going to form the basis of every other bar chord that you're going to play
in the future.
So from our last position that we had, we'll just now take our index finger
and we'll place it across the whole 1st fret.
So [Fm] now the 6th string will be hit on the 1st
fret.
The 2nd and 1st strings will also be hitting the 1st fret.
Now strength wise, it's
really important that your thumb is behind the fretboard here because it's going to make
it easier to clamp down [E] this index finger onto the 1st fret.
Now one little trick for
this bar chord is the fact that you don't actually need to push down on every single
string [F] with this index finger.
What are the main strings we need to ring out?
Well, it's
the 6th string, the 2nd string and the 1st string.
So that means you can really just
only apply pressure down to the bottom here and apply pressure up at the top by just sort
of curling your finger in a bit more when you're pushing down.
And that way, you're
only hitting the notes that really matter.
And the F chord will sound fairly nice without
you having to strain by pushing every single finger down.
Just concentrate on that top
string, the 2nd and the 1st string.
[E] Now with every single F [N] chord that I've just shown
you here, it's really important that you play every string of that chord to make sure it
rings out and then you can play that chord.
This is whilst you're practising the chord,
but it'll really help you identify where you're going wrong with the [F] chords.
So for the easiest
way of playing the F, _ _ make sure every string is ringing out and then pluck them all together.
Then the 2nd one, _ make sure they're all ringing out, then strum them all together.
Then the
3rd one, _ make sure it's all ringing out, then strum them all together.
And finally, the
real F chord. _ _ _
All the notes are ringing out nicely, now we can strum it.
[N] So hopefully
this will help you guys play the F chord that is so common in a lot of my tutorials and
videos.
Be sure to head over to GuitarZero2Hero.com to pick up my free guitar e-book and also
check out the barre chord lesson here for more clarification on barre chords.
It would
mean so much if you hit that like button, hit that subscribe button, leave your thoughts,
comments and questions below and I'll see you next time on GuitarZero2Hero.
[F] Cheers! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _
be teaching you how to finally play the F chord.
This is the most dreaded chord for
every single beginner out there, but I'm going to teach you 4 different ways of playing this
chord starting from the easiest version up to the dreaded F bar chord.
So let's start
with the easiest way of playing the F chord.
We're going to start with our ring finger,
place that on the 3rd fret of the 4th string, [A] middle finger will go on the 2nd fret of the
3rd string and [C] your index finger will go on the 1st fret of the 2nd string.
We're going
to be [Eb] muting every other string here, so we're [F] only going to be strumming these 3 strings.
Your 1st string, [A] 6th and 5th [F] string are all going to be muted.
And that's the [Ab] easiest
way possible [F] of playing an F chord.
_ Now the next F chord that you can play, which is probably
more common and more acceptable, is building off that easiest F that we just had.
So with
all our fingers in that position, our index finger is actually going to bar the 1st fret
for the 2nd and 1st [G] strings.
So you're going to push that down for both strings.
And from
the 4th string we [F] have_ _ _
_ And that is the 2nd easiest way to play an F [C] chord and probably
more common than that 1st one we learnt as well.
The 3rd way we can play an F, which
starts to sound a bit fuller, is by taking our ring finger and moving that up to the
3rd fret of the 5th string.
[Ab] And with our pinky now, we're going to replace where our ring
finger originally was and put that on the [F] 3rd fret of the 4th string.
So we have_ _ _
_ _ And that's the 3rd [C] easiest way to play the F chord.
We're going to not hit the 6th string,
[F] it's just the 5th string onwards.
We're still barring that 1st fret at 2nd and 1st strings. _ _
Finally, we have the hardest way of playing the F and the one that all beginners dread.
But you need to learn how to play this.
[N] I can't stress this enough, it is so important
because it's going to form the basis of every other bar chord that you're going to play
in the future.
So from our last position that we had, we'll just now take our index finger
and we'll place it across the whole 1st fret.
So [Fm] now the 6th string will be hit on the 1st
fret.
The 2nd and 1st strings will also be hitting the 1st fret.
Now strength wise, it's
really important that your thumb is behind the fretboard here because it's going to make
it easier to clamp down [E] this index finger onto the 1st fret.
Now one little trick for
this bar chord is the fact that you don't actually need to push down on every single
string [F] with this index finger.
What are the main strings we need to ring out?
Well, it's
the 6th string, the 2nd string and the 1st string.
So that means you can really just
only apply pressure down to the bottom here and apply pressure up at the top by just sort
of curling your finger in a bit more when you're pushing down.
And that way, you're
only hitting the notes that really matter.
And the F chord will sound fairly nice without
you having to strain by pushing every single finger down.
Just concentrate on that top
string, the 2nd and the 1st string.
[E] Now with every single F [N] chord that I've just shown
you here, it's really important that you play every string of that chord to make sure it
rings out and then you can play that chord.
This is whilst you're practising the chord,
but it'll really help you identify where you're going wrong with the [F] chords.
So for the easiest
way of playing the F, _ _ make sure every string is ringing out and then pluck them all together.
Then the 2nd one, _ make sure they're all ringing out, then strum them all together.
Then the
3rd one, _ make sure it's all ringing out, then strum them all together.
And finally, the
real F chord. _ _ _
All the notes are ringing out nicely, now we can strum it.
[N] So hopefully
this will help you guys play the F chord that is so common in a lot of my tutorials and
videos.
Be sure to head over to GuitarZero2Hero.com to pick up my free guitar e-book and also
check out the barre chord lesson here for more clarification on barre chords.
It would
mean so much if you hit that like button, hit that subscribe button, leave your thoughts,
comments and questions below and I'll see you next time on GuitarZero2Hero.
[F] Cheers! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _