What notes are in a F chord?

The F Major (barre) chord contains the notes F, C, A.

How do you play a F chord on guitar?

From the low E string: 1 3 3 2 1 1 (x = mute, 0 = open). See the finger-by-finger diagram on this page. Difficulty: Intermediate.

What songs use the F chord?

Famous songs using F include Sultans of Swing, Free Bird, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Purple Rain.

How to Play the F Major (barre) Chord

Guitar · Barre · Intermediate

Notes F C A

Tab (E→e) 1 3 3 2 1 1

Difficulty Intermediate

👆 Finger by finger

String 6 — low E: fret 1, finger 1

String 5 — A: fret 3, finger 3

String 4 — D: fret 3, finger 4

String 3 — G: fret 2, finger 2

String 2 — B: fret 1, finger 1

String 1 — high e: fret 1, finger 1

🎵 Songs that use F

Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits Free Bird · Lynyrd Skynyrd Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana Purple Rain · Prince & The Revolution Let It Be · The Beatles hallelujah--leonard-cohen riptide--vance-joy save-tonight--eagle-eye-cherry

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