The Easiest F Chord Guitar Lesson You'll Find :)

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Video Chapters
00:00 Is it hard to play the F chord?
01:41 F Chord: What's a barre chord?
02:52 How to barre the F chord
04:30 How to play the F Chord - Step 1
05:45 How to play the F Chord - Step 2
07:15 Strumming the F Chord + Common Problems
08:30 How to play the F Chord - Shape Hand
09:68 How to play the F Chord - Tip 1 Finger Placement
10:58 How to play the F Chord - Tip 2 Wrist Position
12:21 How to play the F Chord - Tip 3 Hand Rotation
13:25 Practicing the F Chord

[annereyes]

F chord got me stop playing guitar 10 years ago. Now I'm learning this again at 24. :) many luck to me!

[maxhighstein]

A gifted teacher. So few teachers bother to make a student comfortable with struggling at the beginning, providing the encouragement to keep going. This man knows the secret.

[Reginaldesq]

Don't give up. I have torn and missing ligaments in 2 joints of my left thumb. I was playing acoustic. It took me 6 months of daily F chord practise before I could get all the strings to ring out. It was another 12 months before I could play it quickly enough to play it in a slow-ish song. Now a few years on and I play that E shaped chords all over the neck of my acoustic or electric. If I can do it then I'm sure most of you can do it. One thing I did that helped a little was to switch to lighter strings. Most acoustics come standard with 12/56 gauge strings, I switched to 10/46. Justin has given some really good tips here and it was good to see that he related that you really have to find what works for you. This is the best video I have seen on F chord .... and I've seen a lot. Keep practising :)

[AdamJStoryDC]

Been playing for 7 years. Within 3 minutes in your video I learned that the bar finger doesn't need to slam down on ALL the strings. I never knew that. #alwayslearning. Can't wait to try that. Thank you.

[divyamarkande]

I’ve been playing guitar for the last 10 years and I would like to say that - For all the newbie guitarists out there, F chord can seem like a nightmare, but like the amazing Justin says here - don’t let this difficulty fool you into believing that you’re not gonna get through it.
Dear Justin you have amazing patience, which is required of a music teacher. . Your students are lucky to have a dedicated teacher who doesn’t mind spending time to make a tailormade-16 minute video on just the F major chord!
Keep rocking as always!

[joepregiato]

Listen to Justin! I was a “beginner” for way too long before I subscribed a couple years ago.

[nicholasmerritt]

This guy is literally the best teacher I’ve ever had. Encouraging, tells you where the struggles will be and how to get through them while making those hurdles as low as possible. I can’t believe this is free

[georgejoseph]

I couldn't play a single barre chord. It seemed impossible.

But now 6 months later I can play all 4 main barre chords individually (shifting between them is a challenge ). So if any one is struggling with barre chords it will definitely happen just give it time !

There is honestly no secret or hidden technique to master. Just a lot of practice and a lot of experimentation (see what works for your fingers cause we have differently sized hands - Justin is absolutely right !) .

[sonozakidesu]

I absolutely love how you always highlight that it's important to be kind and patient with yourself when learning how to play the guitar. When you are saying that it might take months or weeks to get some chord or technique right it actually encourages me to practice and I don't feel down about not getting something right straight away :)

[flash_g]

I struggled for weeks doing the bar chord, with so much pain in my wrist and arm. Than I found the way Mark Knopfler does it (with thumb on 6th string). That was the real game changer for me.

[Pbnj]

Listen to Justin. I have VERY short fingers but I can play barre chords. Everything he said is true. Patience and perfect practice will win the day!

[gman]

I teach guitar to a mate and for the time inbetween I advise him to watch Justin's lessons. He is brilliant at helping newbies with problems. He is one of the best on here I would say.

[normgunzenhauser]

What i learned from your oh so positive videos is practicing. Because something magical happens from one practice session to the next. Somehow my subconscious sorts things out for me. So, what might’ve even difficult the day before seems to be a major improvement the following day. My F Chord still stinks though.

[lucyjohnstone]

Been killing my wrist trying to play this for weeks. Five minutes in and i can play it even at the sixth fret. Thank you!

[kennynguyen]

This chord is so hard for beginners, but I will practice and stick to your tips. You are such a great teacher - thank you!

[studyrocker]

Pure gold! You, sir, are far and away the best guitar instructor on the internet. Thank you for ALL the videos!

[njsteere]

To the new players reading this - don’t give up! This is a harder lesson and this chord may take longer, but you WILL get there.

[lastmaj]

more than a teacher. I'm so used to your voice and your encouragement. you're more than a friend. thanks Justin!

[tyrotrainer]

I just played a perfect-sounding full F 3 times in a placed my E-chord fingers down then moved my first finger up 1/4-1/2 inch, poking over the top of the low E. After checking I discovered that the top edge part of my finger is only fleshy, the bone actually starts further down. I'm pleased I watched this lesson!

[sadietarbox]

F chord was about to make me cry and this video validated all my feels and made it SO MUCH EASIER OMG