Help with Fmajor

Is there a different way to finger this cause i cant get the E and B with one finger.



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Use you're index finger to fret both the 1st and 2nd string. then use your second finger to fret the 3rd string and your third finger to fret the 4th string.

This is an easier position than the full barre chord position that requires fretting all 6 string.

Full acces lesson on the F Major chord
http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=11137&c_id=1&ch_id=6&s_id=441

Originally Posted by: jackets83Is there a different way to finger this cause i cant get the E and B with one finger.

Try this:

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--------1--------------
-----------3----------
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in this case the numbers represent your the fingers so the 1st and 2nds fingers are both on the first fret.

video here:

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9039

btw: the video is in the old lo-res format but in the next few weeks I'll be upgrading it to HiDef with numerous different ways of playing an F chord besides just these two.

thanks the second example was my fix the first was my problem

Hi I'm relatively new playing and and also have trouble playing E and B with one finger.

If I go for the alternative fingering as suggested, am I doing myself any misjustice down the line?

i.e am I better trying sticking to trying to make it work with one finger, as later on in my development this will be an essential part of playing that I will have to master?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

You know... I'm going to throw a bit of a curve ball here. I was having the same trouble with F major.

Then in a total separate situation, i had wanted to adjust the neck on my guitar. I had noticed that the action was higher than I wanted. Also the action was higher at the bridge than the neck.

After adjusting the action on my guitar and changing strings, I noticed that I was able to play F major with less strain. It was just much easier to get all note clean rather than mush.

So I guess what I'm suggesting is, it may be worth taking your guitar to a tech and have them check it out, it may not be setup to it's optimal possibilities.

Good luck. And yes, I feel your pain on that chord. I don't have long fingers, so I'm finding some of this to be a challenge.

When you use one finger to press multiple strings, you are playing a bar chord a.k.a barre chord.

If you want to become a proficient guitarist, I recommend that you keep practicing your bar chords.
But, in the meantime you can use the alternative fingerings.

Here are some fingerings for the chords you mentioned. (E, F, B)

e--------4--------5--------2---------------------------
B--------5--------6--------4---------------------------
G--------4--------5--------4---------------------------
D--------x--------x--------x---------------------------
A--------x--------x--------x---------------------------
E--------x--------x--------x---------------------------

[QUOTE=richk]i.e am I better trying sticking to trying to make it work with one finger, as later on in my development this will be an essential part of playing that I will have to master?QUOTE]

Nah... just for now, use the partial fingering they gave you and go back every now and again to the full version. Bar chords are one of those things that have to be worked up to, especially if you're playing an acoustic. They seem impossible right now but if you keep at it, a year from now you'll have forgotten you had a problem with them in the first place.

These chords are a pain. I still don't always get a clean F major but I can do it a heck of a lot better than I used to. It just took a bunch of practice.

I still stink at the B but I use my first finger and my third finger. If I am on the same page as you it would be the alternate fingering. I do this only because my fingers are far to fat to get them all squeezed in there.

I play an acoustic and with the F I defiantly have to put down some pressure on the first two strings with my index finger.

I can't say for sure but I guess the alternate fingerings are good to know but I don't think you want to use one or the other exclusively. I think you want to try to get them all down so depending on where you are coming from or where you are headed you can be in position.