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F on guitar

F is a major, spelled F, A and C. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 133211, which sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 1. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteFAC
Interval1P3M5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

F major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.342
133211sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 1
F major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.231
x332xxsits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
5035xxsits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
F major, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 2 to 6.8fr234
x81010108sits at fret 8, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
F major, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 5, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 4 to 6.5fr32
x07565sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 5, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F major, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr231
887xxxsits at fret 7, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F major, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 3 to 5.10fr
x0101010xsits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
F major, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13, fret 13. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 1 to 6.13fr342
131515141313sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 13
F major, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr231
x151514xxsits at fret 14, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F major, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr2413
x071068sits at fret 6, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F major, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 14 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2143
13121514xxsits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 3 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 3, fret 1 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1432
10321xsits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

The five shapes

Every shape below is one of the five open chords moved up the neck, with a finger — or the nut — standing in for the open strings. F turns up as an E shape, a D shape, a C shape, an A shape and a G shape: E at fret 1, D at fret 3, C at fret 5, A at fret 8, G at fret 10.

F major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.342
E shapeF as an E shape: barre at fret 1, fingered 133211.
F major, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr1243
D shapeF as a D shape: index finger at fret 3, fingered xx3565.
F major, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 5, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 4 to 6.5fr432
C shapeF as a C shape: barre at fret 5, fingered x87565.
F major, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 2 to 6.8fr234
A shapeF as an A shape: barre at fret 8, fingered x81010108.
F major, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 2, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, fret 13 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 3 to 5.10fr324
G shapeF as a G shape: barre at fret 10, fingered 131210101013.

Keys F belongs to

F is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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