It is true. The F Major Barre chord is one of the most difficult chords for beginners to master. A barre chord is when one or more of your fingers are used to press down multiple strings at a time. This is extremely difficult for a beginner as you need a lot of strength in your hands to get a clean sounding chord. Not only that, but it is difficult to change from an open chord to a barre chord quickly at first. This does not mean that the F chord is impossible, it simply means that you have to practice and build up strength in your hands.
The problem is, that there are many songs that you probably want to learn how to play right now, that require the F chord. So who wants to wait right?
The good news is, that there is a much easier way to play this chord. There is an awesome video below that will teach you a much easier way to play the “Dreaded F Chord” then the standard Barre Chord Version on the first fret that many beginners shy away from. If you are feeling a little adventurous however, follow this link to learn the f major barre chord in all its glory.
The F Chord is found in the F Major Scale. The notes of the F Major Scale are: F G A Bb C D E F. Now to find the F Major Chord, we would locate the 1, 3 and 5 (F, A and C) of the F Major Scale.
So the notes of the F Major Chord are: F, A and C.
Here is a key that will help you read the chart:
Video Demonstration
This video was created by one of my favorite guitar teachers on YouTube, Justin Sandercoe. Justin is an excellent teacher. I highly recommend you visit Justin’s YouTube Profile for more awesome video lessons like the one below:
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Howie Douglas says
July 21, 2009 at 10:22 amHey, thanks a lot for this post and video, has helped me a lot. I’m teaching myself to play guitar, and this chord has got in the way of me playing so many songs you wouldn’t believe it, but this video has definitely helped, thanks 🙂
Simun Samuelsen says
September 9, 2009 at 2:56 pmHey!
Tnx a lot for a nice a helpfull video! I gave up playing guitar for a while a go, but now i am freshing up my mind, and this video about the F chord helped me a lot!
Tnx 😀
Alex says
January 30, 2010 at 7:02 pmawesome video very helpful
allan says
February 15, 2010 at 12:10 pmgreeat videos thanx alot
mick says
April 4, 2011 at 9:05 pmi allways play f as a barchord even when playing open chords as i find it easier for my self.is this ok or should i practice using the f open chord?
Rokas says
June 7, 2011 at 11:10 amGeez man thanks a lot i thought i’d never learn this dreaded chord now it’s possible even for me 🙂 TY
sam de hurley says
June 14, 2011 at 12:19 pmwow!!what a wonderful video!!thanx it’s helpfully
justin says
June 14, 2011 at 11:41 pmthanks for the vid im learning so much even though this lesson kind of scared me the dreaded f chord
Orane says
June 22, 2011 at 7:59 pmWonderful! Thank you so much, the video you posted helped me so much, I will visit Justin’s profile, and thanks again so much! I’m teaching myself, and I really couldn’t get it, I thought I was the only one, too! Once again, thanks you, thanks you, thanks you!