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Steel-string acoustic guitar, seen from above
CHORD GUIDE

F chord on guitar (F major)

The F chord is the notes F, A and C. The usual shape is a barre at the 1st fret: 1 3 3 2 1 1, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with F on the A key: tap it or press A to hear it, then strum the strings.

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The Acoustic guitar in Guitoro
Press A or tap its pad to hear it
Notes
F A C
Frets
1 3 3 2 1 1
Shape
Barre, 1st fret
Type
major

How to play F

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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F
  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 1st fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret.
  3. Your little finger on the D string at the 3rd fret.
  4. Your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret.

Easier F

The top four strings, no full barre

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F (easy)

Strum only the four thinnest strings: x x 3 2 1 1. It's a good way in before the full shape. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Easy to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the B to the high E string at the 1st fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret.
  3. Your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret.
  4. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string.

F up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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F (up the neck)

Play it as x 8 10 10 10 8, a barre at the 8th fret. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 8th fret.
  2. Your middle finger on the D string at the 10th fret.
  3. Your ring finger on the G string at the 10th fret.
  4. Your little finger on the B string at the 10th fret.
  5. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Chords that go with F

These share a key with F, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Songs with F

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs to practice them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.