F chord is evil

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  • Gossard_Is_God
    Gossard_Is_God Posts: 1,031
    You play Nothingman with a capo so the chord shapes are mega easy.
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  • dude_man_24
    dude_man_24 Posts: 20
    you guys are pretty shitty guitarists if you can't play an F chord.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    Originally posted by dude_man_24
    you guys are pretty shitty guitarists if you can't play an F chord.

    i'll admit it, "I am a shitty guitarist"
    I'm also a couple months into learning the damn thing.
  • evenflowrocks
    evenflowrocks Posts: 96
    Originally posted by Gossard_Is_God
    You play Nothingman with a capo so the chord shapes are mega easy.

    yes well with two guitarists both of us playing with a capo would sound wierd so I jsut try to play accents and shit...forgot my capo one night when we were doing an acoustic show and I was the only guitarist there, that hurt.
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  • Flizank
    Flizank Posts: 59
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  • ||Release_Me||
    ||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    Originally posted by djyman15
    hate to discourage you bud, but if you are playing a guitar with a thick neck, you have to eat your spinach and grow huge muscles like popeye before even trying to barre. On one of my acoustics, there is no way it can be done

    Same with me. My acoustic has a thick neck and just the worst strings that rip apart your fingers. My electric is OK and i can barre chords on it but there's not a chance on the acoustic.
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  • SinisterMental
    SinisterMental Posts: 6
    If you have small hands you probably won't be able to play an F chord with your thumb like Hendrix. Once you get used to it, though, you'll find that a barred F really isn't all that bad. It's like anything with the guitar . . . it takes practice and patience.
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  • uninnocent
    uninnocent Posts: 1,565
    Originally posted by djyman15
    ah the State of Love and Trust F chord, one of my faves

    i can't believe i forgot that's where i first used that f chord. it's in some dylan too, and in a lot of what i write. i just love doing things at the fifth.
  • gotz id
    gotz id Posts: 125
    hehe, F is the devil? ;)

    Try G7!!
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  • cecropia
    cecropia Posts: 12
    Lowering the action of the strings helps. Just low enough before the strings start buzzing. Also form the bar before you hit the neck. And of course practice...you'll always be in pain if you don't.
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  • Bufalo
    Bufalo Posts: 32
    Originally posted by Gossard_Is_God
    You play Nothingman with a capo so the chord shapes are mega easy.



    Or you can tune the B and high E strings up to C and F, respectively, and let them ring the entire time. It's a solutions for those of us without capo's...
  • jodi
    jodi Posts: 183
    the barré cord is evil. the open one is better..
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  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    i love the F chord. I had sex with the F and Aminor chords.... nevermind...
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  • Say_My_Name
    Say_My_Name Posts: 2
    When I first started learning I always thought the B chord was much harder, never had a hard time with the F but almost gave up because of B but now I love them all...

    If you guys want hard chords try all the Bossa Nova chords...
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  • HYLA
    HYLA Posts: 137
    The F chord for me is easy. It's just a typical barre chord. The one that gets me is the Dm chord (xx0231) , even after years of messing around on guitar.
  • RURZ
    RURZ Posts: 1
    I used to hate the F chord with a passion. Then after constant playing, (I'm talking 'bout making your fingers bleed) my fingers got used to playing it. It's a good chord to use if your writing uplifting songs. My favourite chord is 'E minor'. I like playing blues and E minor works well with finger-picking and freestyle.

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