"F" Chord - are you nuts?

WhiteMaleRat
WhiteMaleRat Posts: 302
edited June 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
11233X or 112331

What you think I'm an octopus?
"This guy back here is giving me the ole one more....one more back to you buddy."

- Mr. Edward Vedder 7/11/03


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  • Schmakt
    Schmakt Charlotte Posts: 209
    hahahah. :)

    I felt the exact same way not too long ago...

    but now I can play that fucking F-chord ANYWHERE on the fretboard. just keep doing it... b/c, DAMN, it's a great feeling when you finally get it!
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  • 62strat
    62strat Posts: 638
    this one is even more fun once you get it...


    -587565-
  • Schmakt
    Schmakt Charlotte Posts: 209
    Originally posted by 62strat
    this one is even more fun once you get it...


    -587565-

    hey... that's the first note of SOLAT, isn't it?

    rock on. :)
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  • 62strat
    62strat Posts: 638
    Originally posted by Schmakt
    hey... that's the first note of SOLAT, isn't it?

    rock on. :)

    si. and F at the 5th position? (is that what they call it?) well its an f nonetheless
  • Schmakt
    Schmakt Charlotte Posts: 209
    Originally posted by 62strat
    si. and F at the 5th position? (is that what they call it?) well its an f nonetheless

    eh... I don't care.
    It's the first chord of SOLAT. ;)
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  • djyman15
    djyman15 Posts: 181
    move it back two frets and switch the order, you got "Got me wrong" by Alice in Chains
    "Even if your heart would listen, I doubt I could explain"-Jimmy Eat World
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    And so barre chords were born...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • LennonLives86
    LennonLives86 Posts: 5
    i always played F like this;

    1123xx


    one less finger but makes it a little easier. only 3 fingers then
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    E--1--Index
    B--1--Index
    G--2--Middle
    D--3--Pinkie
    A--3--Ring
    E--1--Index

    The F chord is the same as an open-E chord moved up one fret. Just barre the whole first fret with your index finger, and fill in as listed above. Once you learn the F chord, you can play any 6-string barre chord by moving the whole thing up and down the neck. Move it up two more frets, and that's a G chord. Up two more, that's an A.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Schmakt
    Schmakt Charlotte Posts: 209
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    E--1--Index
    B--1--Index
    G--2--Middle
    D--3--Pinkie
    A--3--Ring
    E--1--Index

    The F chord is the same as an open-E chord moved up one fret. Just barre the whole first fret with your index finger, and fill in as listed above. Once you learn the F chord, you can play any 6-string barre chord by moving the whole thing up and down the neck. Move it up two more frets, and that's a G chord. Up two more, that's an A.

    that was one of the coolest things to learn... like, that moment right b/t where you don't know something and you do know something... that's cool. that was a great one...
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  • sirjamston
    sirjamston Posts: 38
    i still hate barre chords to this day. been playing a while now and i'm getting quite good but i often get a rattle on at least one of the barred strings. dammit!
  • vacatetheword
    vacatetheword Posts: 46
    F is the bane of my existence. It's just wrong, it should be illegal. I could never play it and then I finally started to sort of be able to and that's the exact moment that I broke my first guitar string. So F is evil, evil I tells ya!
    I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
    Down to the bits that I left uptown
    I need a fix cause I'm going down
  • PJJC6203
    PJJC6203 Posts: 40
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    E--1--Index
    B--1--Index
    G--2--Middle
    D--3--Pinkie
    A--3--Ring
    E--1--Index

    The F chord is the same as an open-E chord moved up one fret. Just barre the whole first fret with your index finger, and fill in as listed above. Once you learn the F chord, you can play any 6-string barre chord by moving the whole thing up and down the neck. Move it up two more frets, and that's a G chord. Up two more, that's an A.

    When I first started playing,I used all my first to play an F chord! aww the memories:P
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  • WhiteMaleRat
    WhiteMaleRat Posts: 302
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    E--1--Index
    B--1--Index
    G--2--Middle
    D--3--Pinkie
    A--3--Ring
    E--1--Index

    The F chord is the same as an open-E chord moved up one fret. Just barre the whole first fret with your index finger, and fill in as listed above. Once you learn the F chord, you can play any 6-string barre chord by moving the whole thing up and down the neck. Move it up two more frets, and that's a G chord. Up two more, that's an A.

    I'm working on this, and I think you need a bionic index finger or have a steel plate planted in it.
    "This guy back here is giving me the ole one more....one more back to you buddy."

    - Mr. Edward Vedder 7/11/03


  • Gossard_Is_God
    Gossard_Is_God Posts: 1,031
    You will realise how easy it is soon enough.
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by WhiteMaleRat
    I'm working on this, and I think you need a bionic index finger or have a steel plate planted in it.

    Well, until you get used to the idea... try either the high 2/3 of the chord or the low 2/3 of the chord.

    Low:
    E--X
    B--X
    G--2--Middle
    D--3--Pinkie
    A--3--Ring
    E--1--Index

    High:
    E--1--Index
    B--1--Index
    G--2--Middle
    D--3--Ring
    A--X
    E--X

    Barring the whole fret with the index finger will take time... mostly it's finger strength, but you need to develop the dexterity, too.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,343
    yeah, the F is pretty much evil. the B is a real bitch for me too. i can play both of them, it just takes a while to "setup".
    having tiny hands with an acoustic doesn't help. oh well..
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    So, what about a Bbm-maj7? Anyone?
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • djyman15
    djyman15 Posts: 181
    So, what about a Bbm-maj7? Anyone?

    ok ill try

    E
    A 1
    D 3
    G 2
    B 3
    E 0
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by djyman15
    ok ill try

    WRONG!

    E--1
    B--2
    G--2
    D--3
    A--1
    E--x

    You forgot to make it minor... B-flat-minor, major-seventh.

    I just tried to play that. Man, that's kinda tough.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.

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