3 F Chord Variations You Need to Know

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Video Chapters
00:00 F Chord Alternatives: FMaj7, FMaj7/C, and Mini F Chord
00:35 Which F chord alternative to chose
01:18 How to play the F Major 7 - FMaj7
04:02 How to play FMaj7/C
05:53 How to play the Mini F Chord
09:07 Songs with the F Chord

[steel_horse]

F is without doubt the hardest chord to play so far. Im 3 months in and this one stumps me like no other. Fmaj7 is OK but the bar chord version and muting the muted bottom 2 strings versions are very hard.

[zashasings]

F chord is named "F" for a reason!👀👀

Great lessons! Love them! 🤩🤩

[lqjbztp]

i am a disabled man... 57 years old... i never had a lesson in me life... i wish i had you as a guide in me early years. that said... i do hope you all understand the genius of this man.... thanks Justin

[luckymeat]

I'm finding mini-F harder than the full barre chord!

[flintdavis]

Thanks Justin, I think your the best teacher of guitar on YouTube.

[locoslococo]

If you tune the E string to F : and the A string to Bflat you can Play- A minor D minor Bflat and variations of C major and G minor pretty easily using top 4 strings ( D G B E )..Slap on a capo and play in accending keys as you move up the guitar using the same chord shapes.. Thanks Justin Great lessons.

[danparks]

I was struggling with this on acoustic but not so much on my Electric. I watched this again and noticed how the Pad of Justin’s 1st finger is higher up, pretty much touching the 3rd string . As the 2nd finger frets that 3rd string, one fret up, it doesn’t matters it takes precedence . Suddenly I can play them much more easily and way more relaxed than before.great teacher!

[GarryAReed]

Thank you Justin, I’ve been trying to learn the @#$&*(“%=/; F cord on & off for 5O yrs (age 79), congrats on your teaching methods ! Be proud of your talent for playing “git fiddle” it’s truly an amazing instrument 👍👍👍👍👍

[elliehart]

Half the world away by Oasis is great for switching from C to Fmaj7 - an it incorporates a lot of the chords Justin's taught up until now, like A minor.

[lisado]

I have trouble with F chords and still not get c, ear sound yet, but will practice as your lesson see how it goes👍 thank you so much …I am listening to more of your lesson…

[markregan]

Thank you thank you thank you for these F chord really slowed down my progress and I've been super discouraged. I've been skipping classes and practice. I found your videos and they're helping so much. My guitar teacher is excellent but it's been great just to get another perspective and I'm finally landing that dang F chord

[execjet]

Thank you, Justin. I'm much older than most and probably have quit playing numerous times because of the flippin F chord. I was determined to learn how to play Hotel California. I hit a couple of F chords that were ok but not happy. I'm like that has got to be some tricks to this bar chord stuff. Yes I am a beginner and have been at it for 5 years. I run across your video. Bravo, well done. It's late but I will be hitting it again in the morning. I can't wait to watch this video again and try some of your suggestions. Awesome instruction.

[DavidSmith-qsje]

Justin you’re unreal really good teacher

[ryanmcdonald]

Thanks heaps for this lesson Justin ! I find the F chord and the G chord quite hard to play cause I got short thin fingers and small hand size ! So this lesson really helps me out ! Thank you so much for your help ! I find Barre chords far too hard and impossible to do ! So These Mini F chords are perfect for people like me to use for my songs ! Cheers mate ! :)

[stockholm]

If you’re playing a song with mostly open chords, there’s no need to bar the F. These chords are much easier to go to, and in a lot of cases, sound better. I use them a lot.

[dharmaofdog]

I use the "short cut" Variation of F (F maj7) especially when a Song is in the Key of C. This means there are tons of C to F transitions & each are only a little skip away from one another not to mention same Hand Position. With a fast TEmpo and when only playing Chords (vs Fingerpicking), there is little difference in the sound.

[keithskelton]

Thanks for posting Justin✌🏼
Very useful 👏🏾

[vincentmaloney]

I'm struggling a lot with F mini chord. Fingers laying down hint is helpful. Thank You very much.

[rscgcss]

very intellgent guitar teacher i've learned so much from you thank for your kindness God blesws you.

[antmo]

The FMaj7/C - I tend to mute the bottom E (with my thumb) and also the top E (with my index finger which is at an angle where it's pressing on the B string and damping the top E) when I use this - The verse of 'Life's been good' by Joe Walsh goes F, Em, Dm, C - and I find that using this form of F is the smoothest transition .