How To Play The F Chord - 4 Easy Ways to Finally Master The F Guitar Chord
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- Опубликовано: 30 авг 2016
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In this guitar lesson for beginners, I teach you how to play the F guitar chord. This F guitar chord is perhaps one of the biggest hurdles for beginner guitarists out there. In this video i'll break down 4 alternative ways of playing the F chord with varying degrees of difficulty starting from easy up to the F barre chord.
The F chord appears quite a lot in music and is also so crucial as it forms the basis of the barre chord shape which all guitarists NEED to know. For more on guitar barre chords check out my lesson below
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think i know why its called an F chord. because its F-king hard
It's much easier if your guitar action is set up correctly. I've seen many guitars that have the strings so far away from the neck, most people give up immediately. It's a guitar not a violin.
200 like, that is me
yes! your f-king right!
@@jumpercable20 I have been told my guitar has high action but idc. I will still get this chord heh
It's so hard I'm hella pissed off fucking f chord😂
I love how it says "Best" instead of "Hard", very encouraging.
I love and hate your username
Kuryu I second that
Charlie brown?
Encouraging indeed. when you fuck up
it honestly feels like my fingers arent long enough
Johannes Ihlen same I feel stubby
Same here
Johannes Ihlen same my hands are too small >:(
I honestly feel that if people feel that way, they should get a smaller guitar, and there's zero shame in that.
@@johannsmith5697 what if u already have a smaller guitar haha
A human being can play an F chord? Impossible.
Cute :))
Actually my family can, I'm the only one who doesn't 😭
Its not on the fingers tho its actually on the wrist
@@sniperx04 thanks for that
The F chord is aptly named.
What the heck my guitar doesn’t sound like it’s dying anymore!!!!!! Thank you so much!
hahaha i love this comment! You're welcome :)
My F CHORD journey:
Hi guys! I learned playing guitar from his videos. I first time saw this video around an year ago, 2 months after buying the guitar. Then I started practicing F chord.
First few days: Unbearable pain in fingers, especially index finger and thumb muscles. Couldn't play at all.
1 month: Still pain in fingers, sounded somewhat better but not good. Last 2 high strings where hardest to play. B string was always dead or distorted. Sometimes got very very frustrated like thought of breaking the guitar.
3 month: COULD PLAY F CHORD! But very slow chord changes. Thumb muscle still hurts.
6 months: Could EASILY play F chord, and other bar chords. Chord changes with open chords and other bar chords somewhat better but still slow, around 3 seconds gap in between changes. Thumb muscle still hurts. Singing along with playing guitar very difficult, couldn't do together.
1 year: Open and bar chords progression containing F chord faster such that it sounds good with songs. Can sing and play together but still its hard and requires lots of concentration.
Now: So yeah, can easily play F chord mostly sounding perfect, can do chord progressions with F chord fast. Can sing while playing rythms with F chord but still struggling in this aspect. Fingers and thumb muscles hurt less! And of course, still practicing.......
Conclusion: Practice....Practice.....Practice
You may check out this video to see how I play now with both types of F chord:
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Thanks for sharing the journey man ! Beautiful voice btw!
Hey man I got in a guitar a month ago when I was struggling to figure out if I'm the only person in the world who struggles to play in F chord but seeing your progression in a comment really helped me. thank you, I'm gonna go back to practice practice practice
Thank you for sharing, very encouraging!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing just like the other said…. I had to laugh when you said you felt like breaking the guitar… I have been there LOL
You’ll give me encouragement with the F chord and encouragement to keep practicing!! Thanks!!
Thanks for sharing, i have been practicing for a month now. The pain on my fingers are getting a little less but it still hurts when I try to play for a while so i take one minute breaks whenever it hurts like hell😂. I am getting a little better at cords switching now but still got a long way to perfect it. And now I am starting bar cords, i can somehow make sound from the 2nd F cord but i can't play the B cord. My fingers aren't just reaching 😂 But i am practicing everyday and it feels like getting better even if it's a little amount.
Edit: After two months of practice i can play the F bar chord but switching between F and C is slow
F was once my nightmare,every time playing it was like cutting my finger into 5 pieces
haha is it easier now?
GuitarZero2Hero haha definitely!Thanks a lot )))
I feel u haha
i understand u 😔😔
why tf would someone create
such hard chord omfg
Gisele Fierros 😂😂lmao that chord is like the devil 😂😂😭
Because that chord is usefulll! Just move it from one fret to another lol
Yeah why!! It's hell 😭
This chord makes me want to cry lmao i cant even do the 2nd one rn
Same 😖
@@V_2077 but can you do the other barre chords?
Same :( My fingers are not long enough nor even strong enough to hold all five stings down
You have to build finger muscles think of it like working out in the gym
Samee 😭
The "classic" teaching methods always give you the full F chord and nothing else. But training the hand by slowly progressing from the simplest to the full chord seems better and more encouraging.
Good luck! hope it helps :)
Actually that’s a good ring to it really feels like you have to take things step by step
Yes, this is awesome!
okay i can make the shape but it feels like no matter how much pressure i use it's never enough, it make tangy sounds i dont like this
Same here. My index is straining but the strings are not singing. But im gonna keep tryin.
I’m bout to just avoid all songs with this chord cause I can’t do it
it takes practice and building up the strength in your hands.
Same here......
It's ✨impossible✨
every time I search for a new song to learn, as soon as I see F (or any bar chord) I skip to the next lesson in the hope of finding a version without one! Guess im going to just have to keep practicing.
Being able to play an F in any song is actually a huge Flex 😂
Maybe as a beginner
I play ukulele and I've been trying to learn how to play the guitar now, and a lot of the chords that are literally the easiest are so much harder on guitar, thank you for the tutorial!
You should change your profile name to Alice in Chains world
same here! while something like an e chord is soo much easier on guitar
@@agneyajoshi8012 yes omg!
@@agneyajoshi8012 and an F on a Uke is a breeze. Not so much on my guitar for these old ass arthritic hands 😆
that's how I feel! I'm literally so good on ukulele but guitar is hard for me lol
Thanks. That has really helped. Now I can actually manage a fairly clean F chord without sounding any dead strings. Trouble is I look like I'm having a seizure. Practice I guess.
Great to hear Stuart! Haha yeh takes a little time but sounds like you’re on the right track
I can't play the second easiest way even
keep practicing, it just takes time
Yeah I'll try
Yes! Finally got the third one
devansh bansal same
I just started guitar yesterday and I can scarcely do the first one cause my fingers hurt so much lol
70years old, I finally cracked it thanks to you. Now I’m refining it by playing Dylan’s ‘My Back Pages’ the song really makes you learn to change chords smoothly.
Keep up the great work & I’ll definitely be subscribing to your lessons online workshop.
Phil😊
either my hand is going to bend or my guitar...
It's nice to know that the F chord can be played more easily. I try to play it with even the most difficult variant, but there was a problem with switching chords. So I would like to thank you for this video.
I've been working on the F barre chord after trying to teach myself guitar for just over a month and slowly I'm getting there. Your tips are really helping Dave. Thank you :-)
Thumbnail - F***😂😂
I have been playing the guitar for a month and can already play some songs, but those songs don't have an F chord so Id say Im a beginner.
Then suddenly I find the guy I watch a lot on RUclips show me how to do the full F chord.
I thank you so much you helped me alot!!!!!!!
Pro Tip: Dont give up! I have almost master this thanks to this tutorial and Ive been practicing roughly a week...10 minute sessions of practice in between work just alternating chords and such...trust me, it will get easier.
ok.. ten minute sessions.. that sounds do-able.. one could spend like 30 minutes and still be frustrated,,, there's no point in that.
My ring finger and pinky refuse to bend
Bend ur arm too a little
honestly, me to :v
*Nothing a pair of pliers won't fix.*
No joke, bend em slowly with your other hand, sounds weird but after a while you get use to that bend and its super easier
Feel you
I couldn't play a single barre chord. It seemed impossible.
But now 6 months later I can play all 4 main barre chords individually (shifting between them is a challenge ). So if any one is struggling with barre chords it will definitely happen just give it time !
There is honestly no secret or hidden technique to master. Just a lot of practice and a lot of experimentation (see what works for your fingers cause we have differently sized hands ) .
Wow after years of just playing mostly major open chords and never touch barres you've just changed my life!! Thank you so much for you simple explanation!
First when I got my guitar I could barely play the basic chords and had no idea how strumming patterns work so after about a month I ended up giving up and didn't play guitar for over a year. Thankfully I've made a friend who really loves music and they can play a couple instruments well which inspired me to pick up my guitar again. Thanks to them I've made a lot of progress in these past 2 weeks. I re-learnt all the basic chords and can switch between them easily and I'm able to play a couple simple songs. Now I'm here, struggling to play the F chord, but this time I'm not going to give up, because my friend belives that I can do it, so I'll keep trying. I'm sure all of you will manage to play it eventually, just be patient and try your best :]
Make sure your guitar is low action. Learning F chord on high action acoustic guitar is super hard
One of the best tips for learning a proper bar chord that I have gotten as a beginner, practice playing the notes clearly but with as little pressure as possible to create that clear sound. I realized that it really doesn’t take much pressure to get a clear note as I thought. It’s much more about positioning.
My bloody G and B strings always muting. My patience with these Barre chords are very thin.
Man I feels your pain big time but I will keep struggling
Same here,it’s so annoying 😭😭
@White sus g chord is the easiest chord the only thing hard for me is the d chord because it wont ring or it buzz and also the f and b im a beginner too at first they tought me the g and i was like bro this is impossible and then i like the sound of it so i keep using it and doing it then i get used to the g chord in 1 week no hassle
@@CarlJohnson-ff6yb He was talking about the strings on the guitar, not their associated chords.
@@CarlJohnson-ff6yb I agree, g and a chord are the easiest for me as a beginner and the e and d. Changing between them is not so easy. A to e is easiest so far. I can't even play the easiest version of the f major and I want to if want to play one of my favourite songs
am i disabled
I am too
Same. I recommend to harden ur fingertips by pushing every side of the tip on the strings everyday
F chords and C chords are really hard for me,thank you for this tutorial it really helps me out! God bless.
Wonderful, so helpful, thank you!
So I've been playing the 2nd method for about two years now and found the bar beyond difficult when it comes to changing through chords.
Yet you've just shown the third method and suddenly it's clicked. For the last few years I just couldn't get my head around it when doing quick change overs.
Cheers man!
That's awesome to hear mate! All the best! :)
My hands are too small and weak to do any type of barre chord :(
Thanks for the help! Your tutorials are always so perfect and helpful, cant imagine the amount of editing you have to go through each time you record lol. Keep it up man o7
I was searching this for soo long tysm ❤❤😍
I mastered this chord barred a month ago, but I will say, depending on how heavy your strings are, will have an impact on playing it
best description of the F chord ever
Just watched this for the first time- I have small hands and bad wrists . I have always had problems with barre chords I followed what you said to do and it worked! First go was awful then I moved my barre finger over the fret and I played an actual barre chord and it didn’t kill my hand thank you!
I've been struggling for too long and now I really understand your tutorial and I'm very glad of it.
Man there's no pleasant sound coming from my guitar
Everyrime i played it i just hear a solid sound
I'm sorry but that just made me proper laugh coz I'm in the same boat right now. How is your f chord now. I just saw someone say they still can't do it after 6 YEARS! 😭 Then most others say about 6 months
@@melodyvalentine8779 can you do it now?
Happy Valentine's Everyone!!! Let us just be thankful theres no V chord
*Hears someone play the F chord in music class*
Who dropped the F bomb??
I literally have never tried to play F before and got it in 10 min thanks to your video thank you so much you do great work and definitely deserve a lot more recognition for you talent and charisma
Very helpful. Thanks mate.
Liked and subscribed. Great tutorials man. Looking forward to your e book
I'm a beginner too and I know the F chord is hard to learn, I'm going to keep on trying. You just got to persevere and it will get easy as pie. Practice makes progress
Thanks for presenting it in such a simplified way. Gives me the confidence i can do it!
Man thanks a lot.I've been tryna figure this out for a long tym.really thank you
the second string gives me trouble all the time...
just keep at it :) practice makes perfect
I can’t get my index to reach all 1st 2nd and 6th chords for the last F chord..stressed
Thanks a lot for this help!!
Thanks! So nice to see your lessons!
Thank you so much. I’m playing the Guitalele and it’s a B chord for me, my god it’s hard, but I’m already starting to get it
In addition to not having to press all strings, I once saw a great method in another video: Instead of clamping down with “just” that one weak index finger, apply pressure to the guitar with your right arm and pull it a little more towards your body… and then hold the left index against that pressure. I find that much easier. In combination, it works really well. Now I just have to practice so the chord changes are quicker 😊.
This just helped me so much!! Thank you!!
Do you know where the video is??
@@johndoeiii6103 ruclips.net/user/shortsZ9ttde31lW4
very helpful! thanks!!!
Thank you so much for this. Never thought I’d be able to ever play bar chords. Your emphasis on pressing the first and the sixth strings did the trick for me and realised it’s not that difficult to play even with my short fingers. Thanks again 🙏🏻
i wish i had this tutorial to guide me when i first started guitar 😂😭
Hahaha same!
carly l. HAHA Me too
When you just click to pay respect to the f-chord
Great! Thanks for covering all options for this chord.
Thank you very much!!! I've been trying to play bar-chord for so long, but I've been suffering from the wrist pain. but your video literally fixed it in a sec!!! It was really worthy that I've been still trying to keep practicing while taking care of my wrist, even though I got wrist injured. Thank you so so so much! I've learn one lesson for my life like "unless I don't give up, anyway I will get it one day!!!" Thank you very much for this amazingly useful video!!! Have a happy and healthy day❣🙏🏻😆
damn the steps made it so f***ing easy thank you man.
Thanks for watching Rohan :)
Rohan Deshpande do you mean "F-ing"? 😂
No this is the hardest shit ever
My fingers literally can't spread apart to make the last shape, they always try to lean one way and they collapse on top of eachother
So helpful thank you !
In fact , it is your teaching way that I do appreciate most . Thank you for making it easier for us to learn
I had a hard time playing the full bar but I just practiced and I can do it now. It takes 4 months to make it. Just dont give up😊
this is what all beginners need to hear!
So as a begginer should i progress from 1 to 4 or just keep on trying 4 ? ._.
glee 401 1 to 4 since it’s a build up
If your stuck at a tier just keep trying until you perfect it
i think you should start with the 2nd one and progress to 4
I can’t thank you enough I have always struggled with this and your way of teaching is so supportive and helped me out so much. Now I can play it!!!
Thanks a lot. It's really very helpful to me.
Me plays g, a, c, d, and other chords: that’s easy!!! Then seeing the f chord: 😱🤯🤬🤢🤮 (ps I’m a beginner)
B.. lol
@@nine9s-subliminals106 yeah B is much harder for me when I was a beginner
I can play E EM A AM G C CM..... F no. my fingers cant handel barre cords
@@ashleynixon8305 haha lol im kinda better now since its ben a year
Chords 2 and 3 gives me the most trouble. But 1 and 4 are the easiest for me
Hi Dave!
I am just at the benning of this path. I must practice in my free time. All the work is wonderful !!
Thank you!
It was great, thanks a lot!!
I came here just because i wanted to play that one part of the song "close to you" but it seems im having trouble with the F rickin
F chord
I think I pulled my index finger lmao
lol
Nepali ho tmi?
thx man!!!
it really helps me
Thanks this was really helpful
Him: You have to learn how to play the F chord
Me and my small fingers: uh yeah uh no
Yugoslavioni Art I get uuu,, my pinky is way too small lol
@@hunterg6976 I dont even know if my hands are too small or my griff is too wide, I got my guitar from my aunt who had it when she was younger or something so it's an old guitar I didnt choose
Yugoslavioni Art yeah I get you, I got mine from my older brother. I know for a fact that my pinky’s r too small tho lol, up against everyone I knows hands I have the smallest ones and they all my age and some are smaller than me in height lol.
Sugar we're going down Acoustic tutorial?
thank you with this video it was pretty easy to learn
Thnx mate great tips!
why am I even watching this I can play the F chord lmao I'm a sad sad person
Hahaha
Me too! I didn't realise I could but I just tried it; 's not that bad!
Even me bro...
Know the hardest F*** chord also
Luckyyyy
Oml!!! This chord is torture to my fingers.
Very helpful thank you.
Thanks man you helped me a lot
This chord is probably why the F word was invented
My fingers are dying and I keep accidentally muting strings but I’m determined to learn and play guitar. Thanks for your clear video for beginners, wish me luck for the future! ❤️❤️
Same. My skin on my fingers are peeled💀
Can you do it now?
This was genuinely useful!
Brilliantly explained 'thankyou'
This is considered the hardest chord, isn't it? If so, you master this you can master em' all!
Not the hardest out there, but this is the biggest hurdle for most beginners!
GuitarZero2Hero do one for Bb. It’s fucking harder than the f chord
Fuuuuuuuuck!
@@GuitarZero2Hero what chords are harder than F barre chords?
@@ojsojs6004 i think chord Eb is hardest
also lowest guitar note in standard EADGBe tuning is E note that why it make Eb chord very hard
Great lesson Dave. Your guitar is beautiful,what is it?
Cheers Brendan! It's a Cole Clark Fat Lady 2 - they're australian built guitars which are top notch in my opinion!
Nice one,thanks for replying
S
i mastered the f chord before this was uploaded. i will take all of your praise and worship now
Bro you're a life saver bro after a long time i'm happy to learn how to finally play the chord as early as possibleee, i finally learned how to play F chord just need a little more practice, thank you bro, it helped me a lot.
You have to do a B chord!!
Definitely will!
It’s been 8 months and I still cannot play an F
That crazy
Mine has been longer 😢
thank you so much it really helped .
Your lessons are the best. Thanks!
can you do one for bm please i just cant seem to get it :/
OMG I KNOWW!!!! it´s the worst of them ALL uhhrrr I hate it so much.. like, you got the full chords down for a song but everytime you transition to the freakin Bm it ruins the whole tempo -.- srry I just have strong feelings about this one
HAHA i feel you on that one. I remember in the beginning having a really hard time with F but Bm realllly frustrates me.
Haha as I said to Beatriz - The Bm shape should be no harder than F - just apply the same priciples. Or is there something else about the chord that you can't get?
i just saw the comment and now i dont know what i've been trying to play... the one i saw was quite the stretch and i have really tiny hands, ill try it your way haha thanks for the tips
+GuitarZero2Hero I learned the F chord before a Bm and its really easy compared to an F chord
I hate, I absolutely HATE, Bm. F it's alright I guess. But Bm, it kilsss me
Haha Bm is the exact same shape as F only one string down and a fret across! If you can get F you should be able to do Bm
GuitarZero2Hero hi! I already shared this in another comment, but let me tell you, The thing that has helped me the most (in every situation) and that you might find helpful to share it yourself!, is using a metronome! Starting with 30bpm and gradually adding 5 at a time & to start adding the full chord sequence as well (start with a sequence of two chords, then 3 and then the full 4) has done wonders on getting the songs down!! I used to hate the damn thing but the metronome has really helped me get the motor memory on check! :)
@@xxxx783 how is a metronome gonna help in this situation though? Nobody is complaining about chord changes or timing, they're literally saying they can't play this chord on its own
Thanks for the insight. Especially on how strings 1, 2, and 6, need focus on the barre chord. I had been trying to make it more complicated by having all six ring true. This completely makes sense.
Best teacher. My guitar playing improved instantly.
Thanks Trevor!