Originally Posted by: linda.archI am finding it difficult to play the F chord. Any advice on how to get on top of this particular chord?
Sorry for your frustration! Here are a couple of options for working on the F chord.
First just try this triad. This is enough to get the sound of the chord because it contains all the notes you need. For now just do that when you need to practice an F chord in time.
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|--1--(C)-------------|[br]|--2--(A)-------------|[br]|--3--(F)-------------|[br]|-----------------------|
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Or if necessary break it down to the diad version.
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|--2--(A)-------------|[br]|--3--(F)-------------|[br]|-----------------------|
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At a different practice session try working on the upper part. Again this is enough to create a full F chord because it has all the notes you need, just a different voicing! And this one has the advantage of working on the index finger barre.
|--1--(F)------------|[br]|--1--(C)------------|[br]|--2--(A)-------------|[br]|-----------------------|[br]|-----------------------|
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Eventually you can work on putting them together after you get a handle on those two different "pieces" of the traditional F chord voicing.
Hope this helps!
