F MAJOR GUITAR CHORD | HOW TO PLAY F MAJ EASY | SHORT VIDEO 4

Here’s a video to walk you through it, with a diagram

PRACTICE TIPS:
This chord requires that you stretch a little bit more with the third finger. Just make sure that, eventually, you can get that third finger right behind the third fret.
Another thing to keep in mind is that you really need to arch your fingers when playing this chord. Use the very tip of the finger so that we don’t mute an adjacent string, and get a dead, buzzy sound.

PRACTICE AND MEMORIZE THE F MAJOR SHAPE
A great way to memorize the F major shape is to practice with an on-off drill.

Start by placing your fingers on the strings, in the E major shape.
Count to four, strumming on each beat.
Then, take your fingers off the strings for four beats.
Put your fingers back on, and repeat.

Easy Ways To Play The F Guitar ChordThe C guitar chord is one of the most common guitar chords of all. In this lesson we’ll look at some super-easy ways to play this fundamental chord.

Easy ways to play CIts full name is “F Major” but most of the time people just call it, “F”.

Wow, the F guitar chord looks difficult to play…’Yes, this is a tough chord for beginner guitarists to play because it’s spread over three frets, so it requires three fingers to be ‘split’. This is hard in the early days of learning guitar as you don’t have the necessary amount of dexterity, flexibility or strength in your fingers yet.But don’t worry, thankfully there are some much easier versions of the F guitar chord that you can play that still sound good and will act as ‘stepping stones’ for you in learning the full version of F .‘Ok, show me the best way to play the F guitar chord as a beginner guitarist’My preferred version of the F guitar chord for beginner guitarists is called ‘F Major
As you can see this only requires 2 fingers which makes it much easier to play. The chord sounds very similar to a full F chord (because it retains the most important notes).The Golden Rule when playing F Major During your first 4-6 hours of playing guitar it’s best to play F Major exactly as shown above. At that early stage you just want to get comfortable holding the guitar and strumming simple chords.Guitar Finger NumbersBut once you have 6-10 hours of guitar playing under your belt you should begin playing this chord with fingers 2 and 3 (instead of 1 and 2). This will make it much easier for you to progress to play a the full C guitar chord in the near future, as you’ll be accustomed to having finger 1 spare. Adding it on at a later date will be easy.Trust me, this is hugely important and is the key to learning how to play a full E guitar chord quickly.However, if you break this ‘Golden Rule’ and continue to play F Major with fingers 1 and 2 (which initially feels more natural) then you will take no long-term benefit from playing it, as the full E shape will still feel foreign and difficult when you eventually try to play it.Learning to play F Major with fingers 2 and 3, is the ideal stepping stone for you to use in learning to play a full E guitar chord.

How to Play the E Chord on Guitar
Let’s take a look at how to play one of the most frequently used chords in guitar playing. In fact, it’s used so often that it is often referred to as the C “shape.”

HOW TO PLAY
The E Chord
The E major chord on guitar is one of the first, and most important, chords to learn.

The chord of F is one of the most fundamental guitar chords of all. (It’s full name is “F Major” but most people just call it, “F”.) It crops up in most styles of music, but is most widely used in blues and rock music..

Playing F major on the guitar isn’t super-difficult, this is a medium difficulty chord. It’s straightforward to strum correctly as you simply play all 6 strings. (No need to worry about missing out any strings out here, phew!)However, beginner guitarists will still find it challenging to play as it requires 3 fingers and in the early days of learning guitar you simply won’t have the accuracy and finger dexterity required to play this chord shape quickly.With that in mind, let’s look at some easy alternatives.

Easy Ways To Play F There’s a couple of easy ways to play an F chord. As always, it’s a trade off between simplicity and sound quality. Take your pick from the list below!