F Chord
The F is a major chord that sounds bright, happy, and resolved. Major chords are the backbone of countless songs. Their bright, stable sound makes them perfect for strumming, picking, and rhythm playing across every genre.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Open Position
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 8
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play F
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 1 with your index finger | F |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 3 with your ring finger | A |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 3 with your pinky finger | C |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 2 with your middle finger | F |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 1 with your index finger | A |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 1 with your index finger | C |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in F
The F chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using F
These songs from our play-along library feature the F chord:
Your Idol
Saja Boys
Mr. Jones
Counting Crows
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
One Name
Anirudh Ravichander, Super Subu
Where's My Phone?
Mitski
Ho Hey
The Lumineers
STAY
The Kid Laroi
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
Solar Eclipse
Drake, Don Toliver
Straight Up
Karan Aujla & MXRCI
Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Nicole Kidman
ADÉLA
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Yesterday
The Beatles
Babydoll
Dominic Fike
Problems
Mother Mother
Putaapu Gang
Anirudh Ravichander, Thamizh Aadhavan
Pink Skies
Zach Bryan
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
masterofacdcsuckaS
Quebec
Drake
Baba O'Riley
The Who
You Are My Sunshine
Jimmie Davis
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
Training Season
Dua Lipa
Ala Bolelo
Anirudh Ravichander, Arunraja Kamaraj
No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
Steam
Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N' Roses
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Dust in the Wind
Kansas
Freestyle
Lil Baby
My Body Isn't Ready
sombr
Paint It, Black
The Rolling Stones
Softly
Karan Aujla, Ikky
Boston
STELLA LEFTY
Shake It To The Max (Fly) (Remix)
MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "PINKY UP" Official MV
HYBE LABELS
Kesariya
Arijit Singh
La Bamba
Ritchie Valens
Dream On
Aerosmith
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gehra Hua
Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan
Easy On Me
Adele
Dil Hai Na
Aditya Rikhari
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Channa Mereya
Arijit Singh
undressed
sombr
Northern Attitude
Noah Kahan, Hozier
Safar
Arijit Singh
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn
I Really Do...
Karan Aujla & Ikky
Landslide
Fleetwood Mac
Kaun Tujhe
Palak Muchhal
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
expectations
Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan
the cure
Olivia Rodrigo
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult
Reality Club
REALITY CLUB
Sooraj Dooba Hai
Arijit Singh
A Couple Minutes
Olivia Dean
Magic Man
Heart
Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma
Luke Combs
Made You Look
Meghan Trainor
Falling in Love
Darin feat. Eloise
The Scientist
Coldplay
Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
I Remember Everything
Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
Poison
Alice Cooper
vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
21 Guns
Green Day
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Too Sweet
Hozier
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Marvins Room
Drake
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
Rock That Body
Black Eyed Peas
We Are Young
Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
CCR
March Madness
Future
"Soda Pop" Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Free Fallin'
Tom Petty
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Jasleen Royal
Black Betty
Ram Jam
Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
twilight zone
Ariana Grande
Espresso
Sabrina Carpenter
Madwoman
Laufey
Tere Bin
Atif Aslam
Staring at the Sun
The Offspring
Dreams (2004 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
Perfect Strangers
Deep Purple
The Fate of Ophelia
Taylor Swift
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
YUKON
Justin Bieber
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Main Hoon Hero Tera
Armaan Malik
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
Until I Found You
Stephen Sanchez
Life is a Highway
Rascal Flatts
Count on Me
Bruno Mars
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Sunday Morning
Maroon 5
Woh Ladki Jo
Abhijeet
Home
Phillip Phillips
I Ain't Worried
OneRepublic
back to friends
sombr
Xanadu
Rush
Like a Stone
Audioslave
So Good
Jhené Aiko feat. Kendrick Lamar
Can't Get Enough
Bad Company
In The Air Tonight
Phil Collins
Austin (Boots Stop Workin')
Dasha
Gimme All Your Lovin'
ZZ Top
Homewrecker
sombr
Houdini
Dua Lipa
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
I Had Some Help
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
The Stroke
Billy Squier
Girls, Girls, Girls
Mötley Crüe
Old Phone
Ed Sheeran
Green Green Grass
George Ezra
Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
Physical
Dua Lipa
All The Stars
Kendrick Lamar, SZA
At Peace
Karan Aujla & Ikky
I Just Might
Bruno Mars
Shayad
Arijit Singh
Laal Ishq
Arijit Singh
Me And My Broken Heart
push baby
Sports car
Tate McRae
hate that i made you love me
Ariana Grande
Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi
Apna Time Aayega
Divine
Lover
Diljit Dosanjh
Please Please Please
Sabrina Carpenter
WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
Dude Looks Like A Lady
Aerosmith
It's My Life
Bon Jovi
Creep
Radiohead
I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Good Times by Finger Eleven
RockofVengeance
Free
Rumi & JINU
I Love You, I'm Sorry
Gracie Abrams
Layla
Derek & The Dominos
It All Goes
Eloise
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
JUMP
BLACKPINK
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
Bekhayali
Arijit Singh
Smooth Criminal
Michael Jackson
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son
masterofacdcsuckaS
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Rupert Holmes
Jump
Van Halen
How It's Done
HUNTR/X
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
Taste
Sabrina Carpenter
The Dead Dance
Lady Gaga
Snooze
SZA
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Babydoll
Jamie Miller
Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
Kisses ft. bbyclose
BL3SS x CamrinWatsin
Lies
Zach Bryan & Lana Del Rey
I Just Might
Alexia
Sprinter
Central Cee & Dave
Beauty and a Beat
Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj
Call Your Mom
Noah Kahan
Wild Side
Mötley Crüe
we can't be friends (wait for your love)
Ariana Grande
Lush Life
Zara Larsson
Lut Gaye
Jubin Nautiyal
FEVER DREAM
Alex Warren
New Woman
LISA feat. ROSALÍA
Down on the Corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Riri
NINEVICIOUS
Jeena Jeena
Atif Aslam
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Pain
Jimmy Eat World
Eternity
Alex Warren
Roxanne
The Police
Forever Young
Alphaville
Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
Why Don't You Get A Job
The Offspring
Hawa Banke
Darshan Raval
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Pritam
About Damn Time
Lizzo
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Carry On Wayward Son
Kansas
Wasted Summers
juju
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
Ilahi
Mohit Chauhan
Internet Girl
KATSEYE
party 4 u
Charli xcx
Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
How You Remind Me
Nickelback
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Enna Sona
Arijit Singh
Let It Be
The Beatles
Kill Bill
SZA
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Sharp Dressed Man
ZZ Top
Stateside
PinkPantheress
Chahun Main Ya Naa
Arijit Singh
Kashmir
Led Zeppelin
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Elvin Bishop
ABC
Jackson 5
Heartbreaker
Pat Benatar
One Sun One Moon
Anirudh Ravichander, Super Subu, Heisenberg
La Plena (W Sound 05)
Beéle, Westcol & Ovy On The Drums
Preet Re
Darshan Raval & Jonita Gandhi
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Aerosmith
Raataan Lambiyan
Jubin Nautiyal
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
She & Him
DYNAMITE
Tyla x Wizkid
Renegade
Styx
Gift or a Curse
Porter Block
APT.
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
Anxiety
Doechii
you and forever
Bleachers
Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult
SpiritWriterSong
No One Knows
Queens of the Stone Age
The Subway
Chappell Roan
Urn
Crying City
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