my big fat clumsy fingers.
I grew to be a big fat fingerd goofball. and it would seem that there is one cord that i can not get down. F maj. Is there an alternit F maj? I cant seem to get that dang thing to work for me in any way shape or form. help me gain control over this handicap please.
# 1
Hi there Goofball,
I remember when I was first learning guitar, I thought F major must have surely been invented by some evil overlord. Imagine the nerve of that guy!
When I work with adult beginners trying to teach their hands to do new things, I sometimes suggest that in certain contexts, and F Major 7th chord can be a reasonable substitution for an F chord.
The fingering for F Maj. 7 is this: XX3210
Keep in mind that you are altering the chord's chemistry by leaving that high E string open. This is not an "easier F", it is a variation of an F. In certain folk, pop, rock, and country contexts, it can actually sound kind of nice.
Let me know how this works for you -
Best wishes, Lisa
I remember when I was first learning guitar, I thought F major must have surely been invented by some evil overlord. Imagine the nerve of that guy!
When I work with adult beginners trying to teach their hands to do new things, I sometimes suggest that in certain contexts, and F Major 7th chord can be a reasonable substitution for an F chord.
The fingering for F Maj. 7 is this: XX3210
Keep in mind that you are altering the chord's chemistry by leaving that high E string open. This is not an "easier F", it is a variation of an F. In certain folk, pop, rock, and country contexts, it can actually sound kind of nice.
Let me know how this works for you -
Best wishes, Lisa
Lisa McCormick, GT Instructor
Acoustic, Folk, Pop, Blues
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# 2
Hey GB,
The F chord was my most daunting challenge the first time I picked up a guitar. Don't blame your fingers just yet. A lot of guitar playing is between your fingertips and your brain. The way I learned was to just try to get sound from the first two strings. Try to just play the F and C for awhile before adding the A and F.
Try to find the arm, thumb, finger positioning that works and play one string at a time to hear them ring out. You may only need the tip of your finger to hit the C. Then practice changing from an F to say an A minor. Your brain and fingers will remember the positioning with a little practice. It all comes together at some point and then you look back and wonder how you could have ever thought it was difficult.
Difficult it trying to type after you just put down your guitar. Yikes!
The F chord was my most daunting challenge the first time I picked up a guitar. Don't blame your fingers just yet. A lot of guitar playing is between your fingertips and your brain. The way I learned was to just try to get sound from the first two strings. Try to just play the F and C for awhile before adding the A and F.
Try to find the arm, thumb, finger positioning that works and play one string at a time to hear them ring out. You may only need the tip of your finger to hit the C. Then practice changing from an F to say an A minor. Your brain and fingers will remember the positioning with a little practice. It all comes together at some point and then you look back and wonder how you could have ever thought it was difficult.
Difficult it trying to type after you just put down your guitar. Yikes!
# 3
Goofball28,
All I can say is keep at it.
It took me a good month or two to get this chord down.
That is one of the hardest chords to master.
There is no substitute for time though.
It will take consistent practicing to get it right.
You can do it!
Keep telling yourself that and keep practicing it and soon you will have mastered it.
All I can say is keep at it.
It took me a good month or two to get this chord down.
That is one of the hardest chords to master.
There is no substitute for time though.
It will take consistent practicing to get it right.
You can do it!
Keep telling yourself that and keep practicing it and soon you will have mastered it.
# 4