F Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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FM, Fmaj, Fmajor, F major

Tuning

Standard Tuning

 
 
 
 
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
3211
F
C
A
F
 
 

This page contains an F major chord chart, tablature of the F chord, as well as an image of the F major chord being fingered on the guitar.

 
 
 
 
 
X
5
6
7
8
9
43121
A
F
C
A
F
 

This is the F barre chord played using the C shape on the 5th fret.

 
 
 
 
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
3211
F
C
A
F
 
F

This is an alternate fingering of the F barre chord. This voicing requires that you fret the low root note with the left hand thumb.

 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
134211
F
C
A
F
C
F

This is the F major chord fingered with the E shape barre chord in first position.

 
 
 
 
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
34211
F
C
A
F
C
 

This is the F/C chord. This means it is the F chord played with a C bass note.

 
 
 
 
X
X
3
4
5
6
7
1243
A
F
C
F
 
 

This voicing of F major is based on the shape of the "open" D major chord.

X
 
X
X
 
X
8
9
10
11
12
14
 
A
 
 
F
 

This voicing of F major omits the fifth of the chord. Some theorists refer to this type of chord shape as a "spread" voicing.

 
 
 
 
 
X
8
9
10
11
12
12341
C
A
F
C
F
 

This is the F major chord played using the A shape barre chord on the 8th fret.

 
 
 
 
 
X
8
9
10
11
12
13331
C
A
F
C
F
 

This is an alternate way to finger the F barre chord. This version of the barre chord uses the A shape on the 8th fret.

 
 
 
 
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
34211
F
C
A
F
C
 

This chord is based on the full E-shape F Major chord. This version of the chord is good for those of you who are having trouble barring the full chord.

 
 
 
X
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
211
F
C
A
 
 
 

This F is a miniature version of the full F chord which is played using the E shape barre chord. One JamPlay instructor, Mark Lincoln, refers to this as a "mini barre" chord.

 
 
 
X
X
X
8
9
10
11
12
341
C
A
F
 
 
 

This is an F major chord. This version of the chord is based off of the F barre chord, which is played using the A shape barre chord at the 8th fret.

X
 
 
 
 
X
8
9
10
11
12
1333
 
A
F
C
F
 

The first string is omitted from this barre chord shape for F major.

X
 
 
 
X
 
3
4
5
6
7
2134
 
F
C
F
 
A

This F major chord is played in first inversion.

X
 
 
 
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
321
 
C
A
F
 
 

This is a three string voicing for F major.

X
 
 
 
 
X
10
11
12
13
14
3111
 
A
F
C
A
 

This F major chord is played in first inversion.

X
 
 
 
X
X
5
6
7
8
9
312
 
F
C
A
 
 

This F major chord is played in first inversion.

X
X
 
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
1342
 
 
A
F
C
F

This is an abbreviated version of the F major "grande" barre voicing.

 
 
 
X
X
X
5
6
7
8
9
132
A
F
C
 
 
 

This F major chord is based on the open D shape.

 
 
 
X
X
 
3
4
5
6
7
132
A
F
C
 
 
G

This is an F chord in the D shape with a G bass note played with the thumb.