Chord Switching Practice - C to F - The Fastest Way To Memorize The F Chord

Here we take a quick, in-depth look at how to switch between a C chord and an F chord. Switching from just one chord to another, over and over, is the best way to memorize chord shapes. This one is especially useful since the C chord shares a finger with the F barre chord. This makes the switch 25% easier.

Be sure to use the side of your index (first) finger when barring the F. Also, take a look at how high or low your finger is placed on the fretboard - if the creases on your finger line up with a string, it may be harder to press. Finally, make sure you're pressing hard enough, but don't overdo it. If you start to feel any discomfort when playing a barre chord, take a break and come back to it later. Sometimes it works best if you practice the F barre chord a few times throughout the day, for 5-10 minutes at a time.

Table of Contents:
Intro 0:00
Chord Review - 0:51
Chord Switching Game - 1:44
Outro - 5:13

This lesson is part of an entire series designed to teach you all the fundamentals of guitar:

When you're first learning how to play guitar, I recommend practicing chord switching between two chords. That way, you'll be able to learn some easy 2 chord songs on guitar, and can focus on the strumming patterns and all that other (very important) stuff.

Once you learn a few two chord songs, you'll be able to expand your chord vocabulary and learn some 3 chord songs, etc. It's more important to focus on the whole picture (putting chords & strumming together) than getting carried away with how many chords you know - quality over quantity!

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This lesson is part of an entire series designed to teach you all the fundamentals of guitar:

If you need help with the basic chords and strumming, my beginner guitar course will help you build a solid foundation one step at a time:

And don't forget to grab your copy of my free eBook:

[aakash]

Wow man !! Just 15 minutes into practice and I'm already doing better . Believe it guys, practice is the key . At beginning it feels impossible but you will be shocked by your progress ! 💪

[parkersummers]

I've been struggling with the F chord switch for YEARS now... THANK YOU SO MUCH

[anmolgupta]

I thought I could never play F Barre chord. But this method is really impeccable. Thanks a lot James

[khoai_ryan]

My god, this technique is the best! I manange the changing between Am and F in 5 minutes with your practice method! THANKS!!!

[faustorossi]

I have been struggling with F chord too very long time and just today YOU SOLVED MY PROBLEM in a few minutes. THANKS, THANKS THANKS, THANKS, THANKS, THANKS, THANKS

[riffdigger]

I come back to this a year later, after hundreds of lessons and improvements and appreciate the GOOD Guitarist for giving me this practice gift at a stage when I really needed it. I made an Mp3 of this practice and put it in my Tascam GB10 Guitar Trainer device, and looped it. The dividend of learning the F barre chord switch to C cannot be understated. It gives you confidence. Keep at it, over time it gets mastered and this lesson is also a great warmup as well. Getting each note to ring, and in Solid Time is very sweet, indeed.

[wgdejong]

Fantastic video, struggling for months with this and finally I got it after watching the video. Thanks so much.

[funnyshiittt]

Thank you very much for all the efforts which you put to help us.
The chord switching series is amazing. It really helped me out.
The chord switching game is amazing.
Keep up the great work👍👍☺

[ankitjaiswal]

Bro I had already lost hope to learn guitar, thank god I met you at the right time. Thank you so much for making such easy tutorials. 🙏

[gowanby]

Been at the guitar for a few years now and I'm finally getting around to practicing the dreaded F-chord. I always lifted my hand off to get the finger placement and more often than not resulted in pausing or misplacement. The 3rd finger anchor was an eye-opener. Thanks.

[psmithphil]

I have been doing chord switching practice but don't do it with a beat or anything. Your way makes it more enjoyable to do and I practice longer because of your idea. And I've found using a beat let's me see better where I need to improve. Thank you for this excellent and helpful video!

[geargrinder]

And this is why I love you man! You break it down into the most basic and understandable way! Keep it up

[suhasinimadhuryachennubhot]

been struggling to play guitar since a long time.. I felt im truly unfit to play guitar. but you gave me hope. thank you for making my day!

[amjedjabari]

man, I have been looking for a lesson like this for years. thank you for the great video.

[Vincent-smyd]

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[radasavelo]

Woah. I'm so grateful I watched this video! I've been struggling with the C to F chord progression for so long, and I was able to keep with the fastest transition, messing up just once, I believe!

[ieat_trees]

I’m a beginner and this is really helping!

[monu]

Kindly make more videos on chord switches... This will help a lot for beginners like me...😊

[visa]

Thank you for the tutorial you are a great teacher made it so easy for me keep up the great work please❤️