F Chord, Made Easy: 7 Alternatives to the Barred Version

👉 Get my print-friendly PDF for this lesson @ https://songnotes.net/lessons/392 RELATED LESSONS I'VE MADE: 🎸 Beginner Chord Guide – to help you with alternatives to common barre chords @ https://songnotes.net/courses/chord-g... 🎸 Barre Chord Strength Training https://songnotes.net/lessons/99/ 🎸 Wrapped-Thumb F Deep Dive https://songnotes.net/lessons/244/ 🎸 Key of C Cheat Sheet https://songnotes.net/lessons/388/ **** Hey friends! In this video I show you 7 "other" ways to play the F chord, none of which require barring all 6 of the strings (which is what the "normal" F voicing calls for). Even though I can play the difficult barred version, in honesty I rarely use it: there are simple many other voicings that get the job done for way less effort. I also want to demystify this chord for those of you who are new to guitar: don't let the F chord scare you away from learning songs! There are easier ways to play the chord which will absolutely get the job done. In this video I'll go through 8 total versions of F, all based on the first 3 frets. For each I'll explain when to use it, show a picture of hand position, guitar tabs with fingers required, and a fretboard map. My hope is this lesson (and the PDF cheat sheet that accompanies it) will forevermore make F an easier chord to play. Video timestamps: 0:00 Overview & Lesson Summary 1:41 Full Six-String Barred Version 3:29 Little Baby F (3 strings) 5:35 Middle-4-Strings F 8:18 Thinnest-4-Strings F 11:14 Thickest-4-Strings F 13:13 Fadd9 14:27 Fmaj7 15:36 Wrapped Thumb F 17:15 Final Advice & Tips **** If you want to view more of my lessons, visit songnotes.net which is my personal collection of lessons, tabs, and notes -- all created with care by me (David Potsiadlo). 🎸 Browse all my lessons https://songnotes.net 📝 View all my PDFs & song sheets https://songnotes.net/printables 🎟️ Unlock all my courses & premium content https://songnotes.net/join