How to Make an F Chord

Series Summary

Learning how to play the guitar might garner the respect and admiration of friends, but it might also be the start a rewarding passion that can be pursued over the course of a lifetime. In spite of the raw, sore fingertips and the daily practice routines, the guitar allows players to express themselves in new and exciting ways. And a beginner's ability will develop and mature from one level to the next, allowing them to work out more elaborate musical ideas. But this won’t happen by itself; lessons and regular practice are essential to becoming a better player. For beginners or people who have never held a guitar before, this free video series will lay out the basics of the guitar. A professional guitarist demonstrates the basics of playing guitar. Learn how to play in different keys, as well as how to tune a guitar to various keys. The guitarist will also discuss lead and slide techniques and show viewers how to string a guitar and recommend practice techniques.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Steve Anthony, I'm a musician, singer, actor, work out of New York and Miami. I'm going to show you today, how to play an F chord. There are several different ways how to play an F chord, we're going to start with the simplest one. You're going to take your index finger and press down on the top two strings on the first fret. Then take your middle finger and press down on the third string on the second fret, and your ring finger, press down on the third fret, on the fourth string, and just play those four notes. That's the easy way to do it, the closest thing we have to an open F chord. Now if you want to get a little bit more ambitious, from the same position, first finger, first fret, top two strings, second finger, third string, second fret, just like we did, but then add, we're going to move this finger over one string, and put the pinkie finger, and we're going to add that string to it, and then you sneak your thumb over, and play the root, the F note. That is a F chord using all six strings of the guitar. You can also play another inversion of that chord, by using your first finger, your index finger as a bar, and place these fingers, the middle finger on the third string, second fret, ring finger, fifth string, third fret, pinkie finger, fourth sting, third fret. And we can even play it up here, if we want to get fancy. Once again, I'm Steve Anthony, and this has been, how to play an F chord."