I struggled for 2 nights with this (the first one you showed) without much luck. Then just before I went to bed tonight I picked up my other nylonstring guitar, with lower tension strings (and slightly thinner neck), and lo and behold: I was able to pull it off almost immediately. Still needs practice, though it felt really encouraging.
The odd thing is, after fidling around with the easy F-chord I feel the full chord has become easier to play. I’m confident I’ll master it at some point. 🎸
You have become my absolute favourite teacher in learning how to play my electro/acustic guitar, Mike..🙏🏽🙏🏽 Im a little beyond fifty yrs of age but now the time is right for me.. I also purchased an electro/acustic bass guitar soon to arrive.. Im a very educative person myself in many other ways.. Thank you for being very thorough and charming at the same time..💪🏽🙏🏽🇩🇰
I've watched several of your videos. I am an old person with arthritis - barre chords are history. Your suggestions have been very helpful. Thanks. All I want to do is be able to be in the jam.
John Jay in Milwaukee gave me guitar lessons in 1973 was in the key of sea C which included the key the sea chord the G7 chord and the f chord challenging me that if you can play the f chord you can play any chord on the guitar add lesson number two and I nailed the f chord so 51 years later I teach guitar and I have a trick for teaching the f chord
Bloody hell my fingers hurt..😅 its very difficult because the other strings are muted it sometims sounds right, it looks easy but it's not. Im going to keep practicing. It's what I've been doing,im practicing a chord like ill practice this for literally a week...im dead serious. it works for me to practice each chord for 5-6 days. Its fun it is, cheers mate.. nice one 👍🏻💯🙏🏻
Thank thank very good mate from San Francisco helps me mike doing my covers here on you Tube at 72 man I was in my hippie days then got drafted to Vietnam picture here Vietnam I miss my psychedelic rock Era trying catch up before I Die man Peace brother
My hand just wasn't built for an F chord. My index finger curves inward. I've been playing it the easy way you show here -my index finger tip on the first two strings but that finger is literally lying on its side and unable to press the strings true. The barre technique for F that you showed here first, I've never tried it until now and that method seems to work better for me! 😂
For anyone new checking in; Please just learn it the right way. It's perfectly fine to cheat it sometimes in a few songs but ultimately you're gonna want to have the correct one down. This is basically the base for other barre chords.
Liked and Subscribed, that drove me nuts trying to transition even from an Am. Trying to learn Bristlecone Pine (chords) for my Grandfather, now I can finally tie in the F into the song!
Im trying to learn cemetery gates by pantera. Can i use these variations for the beginning F chord or will i have to learn to do the F barre chord? That barre cord is so brutal 😩🤣
I’m really struggling with the f cord but this video has helped me heaps with the F cord that is similar to the c cord but one level down……I have hope now…..bar cords and double cord press downs with one finger is as low as shark 🦈 shit !!!
yo I would tell that for years this chord has been a ughhhhhhh okay I'm very insecure about that but my passion is back and I'm ready to roll with the ughhhhh to get to where i want to be
How to mute the 6th and 5th string by using the thumb when playing any of the chord you mentioned above? I can play those chords clearly without thumb muting. But whenever I apply thumb muting, I mess up the whole chord.
Don’t agree that we shouldn’t watch utube videos for guitar . Some saying this even while themselves using the medium to promote their ideas. Every person learns different, and that even makes utube better for guitar because of the many different styles of teaching. One needs to try different ones until your fit is found. This video is useful and appreciated, but for example I am more comfortable with the f bar chord, although I am far from an accomplished player, only because a friend that used to play in high school, taught me that chord with c and g when I first picked up the guitar.
Am I the only one who finds It even harder to barre partial strings than all of them?. Screw it. I guess its full f barre chord or nothing. I can play F but it takes me a few seconds to transition .
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I’ve been playing since I was 15 taught myself with the help of ultimate guitar tabs and this F chord is still the hardest for me to play it always sounds like shit cause my fingers and strong enough for the bar and it mutes some of the strings I’m now 30 and still suck at Fs
I want to cry very hard!
Me tooo :'( this chord is fucking me up big time
Cool!
ME TOO😭
@@windadaisa we're in this together! :(
Ya sometimes even get mad
The f chord makes me wanne stop playing the guitar.
Everyone feels that way. At first.
i relate to this way to much 🤧
I had my guitar for 10 years now but I still hate playing the F chord 😭
Same bro
Hahaha same here
I am physically, mentally and emotionally unable to press two strings with one finger
Lmaooo same
You can just mute the thinnest string. And you should play the rest as shown in the video. Trust me it is a life savior meathod
Same:(
@@nyx6042 Omg you're a life savior
@@aisha2991 thank you!, I am glad I was able to help you!
Now I know is called the F chord because it's F-king Hard
lmao true
Can you do it now?
😂
I completely underestimated a guitar f to a ukelele f chord
LITERALLY ME
At 4:00 minute mark, that advice is invaluable. That's the best way to play C, F, and G
I've been a beginner for years, lol! Thank you for this, so helpful.
just a little heads up, the "easiest way to play the f chord" is not the easist
It is the best and easiest way.
@@nyx6042 nah, there is another way to do it which is really easy, its kind of a fake f tho
@@KingErnst16 Really? I find the first way to be the easist, except I mute the thinnest string too. It really sounds like the real F chord.
It really hard for me
God this helps a lot since the Am & Dm is tight there. Plus the tick with the GCF is brilliant! I'm grateful for your tutorial. Thank you!
I struggled for 2 nights with this (the first one you showed) without much luck. Then just before I went to bed tonight I picked up my other nylonstring guitar, with lower tension strings (and slightly thinner neck), and lo and behold: I was able to pull it off almost immediately. Still needs practice, though it felt really encouraging.
The odd thing is, after fidling around with the easy F-chord I feel the full chord has become easier to play. I’m confident I’ll master it at some point. 🎸
@@Gasoline85 how's guitar going after 2 years?
@@huerdd Hi! I only play on/off, sadly. Not much at the moment. :/
You have become my absolute favourite teacher in learning how to play my electro/acustic guitar, Mike..🙏🏽🙏🏽 Im a little beyond fifty yrs of age but now the time is right for me.. I also purchased an electro/acustic bass guitar soon to arrive.. Im a very educative person myself in many other ways.. Thank you for being very thorough and charming at the same time..💪🏽🙏🏽🇩🇰
I've played the F chord for the first time right but then after having a happy little dance and doing it again, i lost it.
Very good instruction. Thank you.
Good job, I'm sticking with 1:13
after three grueling years at the ripe age of 74, I'm ALL for "easier is better" Thanks
Is there easier version of these?
I've watched several of your videos. I am an old person with arthritis - barre chords are history. Your suggestions have been very helpful. Thanks. All I want to do is be able to be in the jam.
Very practical advice, Mike. Thank you.
Hey man I am fresh beginner and man I love how you make this chords simple...God bless happy follower
Thank u realy helped
Thank you very much! Love the video 🙏
This helped alot thanks
My hand is way too small to play this...
mines not only small but deformed
Whoever learns the f chords.they
Thankyou it helps.
you helped me so much! THANK YOU
Thank you!!!
Excellent lesson ! Thank you
You just saved my day 😂😂 I have been trying to learn a song wich use the f chord for 2/3 of it and I was so sad but thx alot😂🎉
This was so helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for this lesson! 🙂
it is indeed very practical. Thanks.
John Jay in Milwaukee gave me guitar lessons in 1973 was in the key of sea C which included the key the sea chord the G7 chord and the f chord challenging me that if you can play the f chord you can play any chord on the guitar add lesson number two and I nailed the f chord so 51 years later I teach guitar and I have a trick for teaching the f chord
Very good/ interesting video! Thanks a lot!
Wow thanks Mike. I was struggling to play. I nearly gave up. Now I'm playing it great
Thanks
Thanks so much !!!!
Thank you.. Let's try it😉
i love you thanks for making life simpler ;)
thank so much
After seeing the F chord: *Life is pain*
Ta. That saved so much hassle.. Keep up the good work..
I fear no chord... But THAT chord...
*The F Chord.*
*It scares me...*
great....tip
TYSM😭😭😭
Cheers man
Bloody hell my fingers hurt..😅 its very difficult because the other strings are muted it sometims sounds right, it looks easy but it's not. Im going to keep practicing. It's what I've been doing,im practicing a chord like ill practice this for literally a week...im dead serious. it works for me to practice each chord for 5-6 days. Its fun it is, cheers mate.. nice one 👍🏻💯🙏🏻
Thank thank very good mate from San Francisco helps me mike doing my covers here on you Tube at 72 man I was in my hippie days then got drafted to Vietnam picture here Vietnam I miss my psychedelic rock Era trying catch up before I Die man Peace brother
Great video. Thanks. I learned my G much differently. Is your G just a variation?
My hand just wasn't built for an F chord. My index finger curves inward. I've been playing it the easy way you show here -my index finger tip on the first two strings but that finger is literally lying on its side and unable to press the strings true. The barre technique for F that you showed here first, I've never tried it until now and that method seems to work better for me! 😂
Thanks!
Super
do you have any videos on f#
For anyone new checking in; Please just learn it the right way. It's perfectly fine to cheat it sometimes in a few songs but ultimately you're gonna want to have the correct one down. This is basically the base for other barre chords.
Can you barre the first 3 strings then ?
I loveeee youu and thank u
Short finger problem
Does this also work even if you have a capo?
wow i find you now on you tube iam so execited bro that's me, jean marie madugu
Liked and Subscribed, that drove me nuts trying to transition even from an Am. Trying to learn Bristlecone Pine (chords) for my Grandfather, now I can finally tie in the F into the song!
Thank you for the Post. Chester is close enough to Liverpool for your accent to be Fab to an American ear😛☺
Im trying to learn cemetery gates by pantera. Can i use these variations for the beginning F chord or will i have to learn to do the F barre chord? That barre cord is so brutal 😩🤣
Is that guy Eddie Brock from Spiderman??
I’m really struggling with the f cord but this video has helped me heaps with the F cord that is similar to the c cord but one level down……I have hope now…..bar cords and double cord press downs with one finger is as low as shark 🦈 shit !!!
Why is this particular chord stresssful😞😞., or do I need to stretch my fingers more it will cut😭
Would this be the equivalent to f#minor? I found the 3rd chord helped the most lol
Nope, you need your whole index finger pressing the 6 strings to play F m
Rehan Sabana there are different variations ...I know how to play the chord
@@simonerochellemusic Yeah, but FM7 is a really different sound than FM
Rehan Sabana I know
Rehan Sabana f#m7 is a whole different sound to f#minor too
yo I would tell that for years this chord has been a ughhhhhhh okay I'm very insecure about that but my passion is back and I'm ready to roll with the ughhhhh to get to where i want to be
♥️
How to mute the 6th and 5th string by using the thumb when playing any of the chord you mentioned above?
I can play those chords clearly without thumb muting. But whenever I apply thumb muting, I mess up the whole chord.
What's the name of the G chord Mike plays with his fingers on the 2nd, 5th & 6th strings?
this is easy
THIS CHORD IS MY EVEREST
I love your accent!!
It's almost impossible for me to play a chord that requires me to push a string on the first fret but *TWO????*
Don’t agree that we shouldn’t watch utube videos for guitar . Some saying this even while themselves using the medium to promote their ideas. Every person learns different, and that even makes utube better for guitar because of the many different styles of teaching. One needs to try different ones until your fit is found. This video is useful and appreciated, but for example I am more comfortable with the f bar chord, although I am far from an accomplished player, only because a friend that used to play in high school, taught me that chord with c and g when I first picked up the guitar.
MY FINGER IS SO FUCKIN SMOL!!!
F chord is the Dark Souls of chords. F the F chord
thanks so much so now i can play the song i choos you thnks for keeping me up well im just 11 years old thanks so much
I just started trying to play f 😭😭😭
I'm determined to get this *FUCKING* chord...
I am not tall, tall people and slim have long hands to play this F chord I am average and my fingers 😭😭😭i
why he be looking like Adam Sandler
this hurts me both physically and mentally
My fingers are too short to play bar chords 🤬🤬
For a person who has a short fingers :)
me too :)
im pretty convinced whoever invented this chord didn't like short or disabled people
hey !! i want to quit and cry !!!
From today I will not use the word "FUCK" I will use "F chord "..??!! *****😅😂🤣😄
Am I the only one who finds It even harder to barre partial strings than all of them?. Screw it. I guess its full f barre chord or nothing. I can play F but it takes me a few seconds to transition .
Very handsome 😍😍❤️
I am so stress about this f chord
I get annoyed with my guitar when i wanted to play chord F 😅😊😮
Always remember we must repent of our sins (sin is transgression The Law Of Yahuah The Father in Heaven. The Law are The Books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy). We must repent of our sins and Have Belief On Yahusha The Messiah. HE Died and Rose three days later so that we can be forgiven of our sins!
Come to HIM
I think we all know the two worst chords... _uck chord and the _itch chord. That's what I call them at least.
F and B chord? haha
Trust me the 4 finger is easier.
I’ve been playing since I was 15 taught myself with the help of ultimate guitar tabs and this F chord is still the hardest for me to play it always sounds like shit cause my fingers and strong enough for the bar and it mutes some of the strings I’m now 30 and still suck at Fs