Changes With The F Chord For Beginners

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Video Chapters
00:00 Playing the F Chord - Fingers or barre first?
01:50 F Chord - Which chord changes to practice
04:40 F Chord - Exploring songs

[dennisyounkin]

As a older player who started at 44 years old 10 years ago, i know the struggle is real.. it took me almost 2 years of practice to be able play the f-chord in a song without issue . All i can say is keep practicing you will will get there….

[runningwithscissors]

One of the things I appreciate so much about you Justin, and love about your videos, is that you remain so enthusiastic, even about such beginner stuff. I am a happy and loyal fan. Thank you!

[JoEpunkt]

Tipp: play C F G F repeatedly. Sing „sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey“ slowly - and have some fun practising the F Chord change🤩

[PalebloodSky]

For the F barre chord, I've been practicing the section of Hurt by Johnny Cash. It goes: G Am F C. It's good if you want to practice the weak finger G as well.

[namelesswanderer]

For me, what helped is learning how to play E, Am, A, and C chord shapes using only fingers 2, 3, and 4. (Middle, Ring, Pinkie). I am still struggling. But it's helped me make my first finger available for a bar.

[wadepatton]

As Justin did, I learned the F chord right at 40 years ago and have no recollection of extra difficulties, but I never tried to learn guitar weak-handed. I'm just commenting to say--stick with it, and use some changes, to make it worth your while. I spent much of my early learning years playing along with others who were playing music for small groups of friends/family. The trick there is to position yourself so you can see the other guitarists hands (and not the guy/gal making runs up the neck) and trying to keep up (while strumming lightly and getting a feel for all the rest of playing music). I often marveled at the "weird" ways other folks made their chords. That "two-finger" G always throws me here because is one of those "odd ones" to me.

Stick with it and try to play along with some real folks any chance you get. This internet is wonderful in many ways, but being in the room with someone can offer better connection and feedback and be more fun that remote setups.

I'm here learning more theory, and also look at Justin's other videos because I almost always learn something I overlooked or never considered in these decades I've been messing with guitar. Now that Justin is teaching me theory, I'm beginning to feel more like a musician-as my melodic world has exploded.

[Boozerbear]

Thanks Justin, I've been taking your course for the past 3 months and it's been fantastic you're a great teacher.

[SunriseSuperThruster]

Fantastic! Right there with me. No dust, no cobwebs, no lumps and bumps or, impatience in your tuition. Silky smooth and so intimate.

[gcapeletti]

Hello Justin! I remember the precise moment when bar chords clicked for me. It was when I had a good grip on the C chord. I did the C chord, then let go the fingers but the 3rd (C on 5th string), since the F chord has it too. Then I positioned the 2nd (A on 3rd string) and 4th (F on 4th string), and finally the bar. Kept slowly switching between positions. It's a strategy my teacher used on countless students. It works very well to work the feel of bar chords. Helps against that feeling of despair when a bar chord comes up 😂

[moogleguitar]

I struggled with the F barre chord a lot but what helped me was moving it to different frets, some frets are easier to press than others

[LukeA]

B and F are becoming easier with a new idea (for me) I had for smoothing out chord changes... go through the major chords A to G. I still go through all of the good teachers I find on here because the more times I watch a video the more I get out of it (lots of things just whipped right by me at supersonic speed the first few times through).
I only started playing around this time last year for two reasons: 1) I wanted to play along with my own singing instead of singing with the radio (CD or whatever) and 2) learning new things at 61 is good for neuroplasticity (exercising the brain to maintain new cell growth) because if you don't use it you lose it.Thanks you've been a great help.

[tonytee]

Never really struggled with the F chord, but did struggle for a long time going from an open chord to a B minor barre chord. Not sure why, but I did and then one day it just all fell into place.

[davidalleyne]

Justin. I love your lessons and instructions. You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you.

[Davidian_]

Having played guitar a year and a half, I still struggled with F chord until this video. What worked for me was rough barre, fingers, then push all fingers + barre down at the same time. Sorta like your method that you described. Thanks for the lessons

[CarlJohnson-ivsn]

After like 1 month of of practice I've finally nailed f chord and can play without even looking at it. Thanks to Justin. Another trick is pushing the guitar with your ches. When practicing it nearly feels impossible but just keep practicing and soon it will be a piece of cake.

[saladinallah]

I love free wheelin’ with Fmaj7 & Amaj7.
From there F chord has been concentrated on. Bar chords are still a challenge for me, but everyday it sounds better.😊
Thanks for sugggestion.

[DavidKerner-enww]

I'm glad I found this video. Trying to decide which fingers go down first. The bar first, or lower two fingers

[ibex]

This video could not have came at a more perfect time for me. Thanks!

[Yokat]

I place the the bar and the middle finger first, and usually already play whichever note comes next. This gives me enough time to place my ring and pinky. Has a nice sound, too!

[grimreaper-qhzn]

Some good advice there Justin. I sort of put the F fingering in position, then, rather like a scrum at rugby, I apply the pressure and slightly roll the fingers at the same time. I find over the last month or so my changes are getting better. A real tester is "Messing about on the River" which goes G7 C F. Whew that real tests you. I find that strumming the F chord I am "getting away with it" but arpeggiating it can still be a problem (B string buzz)