F chord

[lkspiano]

I'm a begiiner. What are some good f chords to play/

[AlanN]

Several shapes:

2-3-3-5
2-3-0-x
5-3-0-1
5-3-3-5
5-7-8-5
10-7-8-5
10-10-12-13

learn 'em all, use em' wisely...

[lkspiano]

Thanks

[Ethan Brown]

try 5-3-3-5 like a open d turned into a barred chord you can use it up and down the neck f.e. 4-2-2-4 is E, 7-5-5-7 is g, 9-7-7-9 is A, so on and so forth. good luck

[Jim Broyles]

Don't let anybody try to tell you that you can't chop the 5-3-0-1 F, either.

[Marcus Kaufman]

I like 2-3-3-x for the F. It has everything. The root is on the D string, the 3rd is on the G, and the 5th is on the A. It's a handy shape for a IV chord because the three finger I chord (5-2-3-x for the C) is close by; as is the V chord (7-5-2-3 for the G) and the 6th (2-2-3-5 for the Am). You can play all these same shapes up and down the neck, whereas the popular 5-3-0-1 F is not moveable due to the unfreted A and doesn't work as well as a chop chord (same reason), so it is best used when you want that more open pop/folk sound.

[Ivan Kelsall]

Right on Alan ! - Learn 'em all & use the various shapes as 'texture' when using 'chop' chords,
Ivan

[swampstomper]

The 5-3-0-1 is easily adapted to an F6, with a nice jazzy sound: 5-3-5-1 (play the D note with the free pinky). This has the 5th-root-6th-root. If you want to get the 3rd in there use the 5-3-5-5 (5th-root-6th-3rd). Both F6th shapes are moveable and of course can be used for Dm.

[Jim Broyles]

Well, if you fret the 5301 with pinky, ring and middle fingers, in that order, and rest your index finger on the nut, it's the same shape as a G chop, and it becomes movable. I can and do chop the 5301 F and the open A is not a problem. I hardly ever fret it the way I've just described, but it can be done that way.

[Rob Gerety]

I like 2-3-3-x for the F.

Me too. Nice shape in a nice spot.

[lkspiano]

Which fingers do you use?

[lkspiano]

Thank you

[lkspiano]

Which finers do you use? Index finger being 1 pinky being 4

[lkspiano]

Could you tell me which finger to use. index bieng the 1 and pinky being 5

[lkspiano]

Re: F chord
Several shapes:

2-3-3-5
2-3-0-x
5-3-0-1
5-3-3-5
5-7-8-5
10-7-8-5
10-10-12-13
Thanks for the chords. Could you tell me which fingers to use. 1 being the index and 4 being the pinky.
learn 'em all, use em' wisely...

[chasray]

Play the low string (G) 2nd fret with your index finger and barre the D and A strings 3rd fret with the middle finger. Your pinkie will be free to play the 5th fret on the E string, if you desire. Your index finger can lay down like a barre if that's easier.
If your fingers are small enough it is not against the law to use a finger for each note.

[lkspiano]

thank you

[Aran]

Don't let anybody try to tell you that you can't chop the 5-3-0-1 F, either.

Somebody did actually do that a couple of months ago at grass session