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00:00 Struggling with the F Chord – Tip 1
01:54 Shifting the F Chord
02:46 Exploring the F Barre Chord Shape
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Thank you
wanted to drop some advice here too.
If you are having issues w/ the B string on the F chord try resting your 2nd index finger joint right ON TOP of the B string.
The fat/meat of my finger wasn't ringing out that B string.
That may just be me though, my fingers are a bit longer than normal.
I'm 80 years old and have started to learn guitar. Never too late, eh? I was having great difficulty playing the F barre chord. I looked at many videos for solutions but no success. Then I found this video from Justin. He suggests getting the guitar properly set up, particularly the nut slots.I did that and 'Bingo 'I can now play the F barre chord with no problem.I was amazed and so pleased, Thank you Justin from the bottom of my heart for your constant good instructions. I have now enrolled in your course. You're the best.
the sus chords remind me of disney channel interludes haha
Queens of the Stone Age's I Sat By The Ocean was a game changer for me. It starts with the F chord shape but on the 4th fret, and shifts up and down, even including a regular E major at one point. If you like that band or song, it's wonderful practice.
I can play the F chord alright, even in songs. But, I’m really struggling with the mini F – it is so hard to get all the tones ringing out clear.
The F chord for me has been a whole journey in itself 😂 i remember when I first saw it earlier in the grade… It did not feel good at all! I was absolutely shocked at the finger placement 🤣 My fingers felt so out of place and painful but not really painful it just felt really wierd. I was really not having it 🙅 i stopped teaching myself for a few months but I keep my guitar in the open and so every once in a while i would pick it up and practice the chord. That was last year around August, the new year has come and I'm back at it 🎉 It feels much much easier now, still adjusting but I feel better about it. I'm still also not great at transitoning between C, F and G but I know it takes time and it's totally dependent on how much you practice. I honestly could not be more grateful for the lessons. Here's to even more intricate finger placements 😂🥂❤
I like the sound from the guitar.
I wonder what the brand and model of your guitar and guitar strings are ?
thanks..
Can someone tell me what he is doing at 3:00 ? He says G. I thought G is 3 2 0 0 0 3 (from low E to high E), but he plays 3 0 0 0 0 3. I just learned the G Chord, so I'm a little confused.
Should note you are technically only playing three strings with your first finger. E x x x B E. for F maj chord shape. Playing all six strings would be a real strain at first. Hope this helps.
While I can play a full-barre F chord, I rarely do – especially on acoustic – as I find playing the shape that omits the low E (or sometimes, the low E and A, though some will find even harder than the full barre, though it has the advantage of leaving your little finger free to to augment or embellish the chord) is generally just as effective.
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I play the F with or without a barre chord depending on what's coming next like a C or Am. But it's hard for me to play the F without the barre formation.
F the F chord.
I think you are teaching guitar for years and you still teaching easy F chord now.
Hope your good! Justin
Switching to the F is my problem.
Detune guitar a full step. Then place the capo on the second fret. Much easier to press the strings down. I use medium gauge strings on all my guitars because the sound is much richer. Favorite brand – D'addario EJ17
F is nothing, try playing the opening chord to every breathe you take…
Why not play it as "XX3210"? Now the open "e" makes it a major 7th, but you could eliminate the open "e"…
My old classical guitar teacher, who apparently was an arranger for the Beatles, would scold you for hugging your elbow to the side of your body. We had to maintain a 45 degree angle!
My advice? F it
I was thinking he'd talk about F non-barred. I think it's far easier to bar it, but a lot of advanced players do it without barring. Once you learn to bar 4 chords – E, Em, A, and Am, you can play most anything with those patterns.
Practice and play. practice and play.Soon F should be no issue at all.If it is,try open G tuning and work with that.If still you may want to take up something else
Bm still gives me grief so I've been improvising with a triad shape ……But its caused me to develop a bad habit 🙁
i hate that chord and the BMinor
proper posture is important .. sit up straight and get the thumb under the neck and relax [ for the barre chord ] also fret just behind the fret wire , for all chords .
If I know there are 'F' chords coming, the guitar goes on my left knee and up goes the neck. Much less "Ouch". 🙂
Hi I can play those cords you mention and one day I lifted my little pinky up and sounds great and looked it up and found it to be a 7th cord which is very useful as it makes a progression more intense when played at the end.
Eff the f chord
I play F as x-3-3-2-1-1 , makes transition from/to C and Am really easy. Probably best to learn both positions and use the one that works in well with the rest of the chords you are playing.
They call it the F Chord for a reason………….
You speak of set up. If the strings are high at the first fret is it not only hard to hold down but stretches the string throwing the intonation out. The nut is not sanded but filed with nut files, which are very expensive and it is a skilled job not a diy one and best done with a full set up where all the frets are levelled and dressed along with the neck bow and saddle height.
A full set up might cost as much as a cheap guitar, but you might end up with a better player than an expensive one. An expensive guitar will usually need a full set up just as much as a cheap one. All of them are rarely right off the peg.
No, just the lost chord.
Just persevere with it, it'll unlock so much.
Like others have said, definitely check your action or try playing other guitars. The F was so frustrating that I stopped practicing it to focused on other things. I finally got a new guitar with a perfect set up. I decided to try an F for the hell of it and it rang out perfectly on the first try. Still working on those barre changes, but at least I can now do the simple (4 fingered) F, which I also couldn't get right consistently on my old guitar.
And try playing the F chord on a 12-string, which is what I have to do!
You look a bit like Gary Clarke from Danny wilson