Guitar chord · Major
F chord (F Major)
Bright, stable, and strong fundamental major triad.
Notes FAC
Formula 1 3 5
Shapes 5 on this page
F chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Questions
- What notes are in a F chord?
- F is F, A, C: the 1, 3, 5 of F.
- How do you play F on guitar?
- Open C / C-Shape: x 8 7 5 6 5; Open A / A-Shape: x 8 10 10 10 8; Open G / G-Shape: 13 12 10 10 10 13 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).