When I first tried learning the guitar I used the easy F where the index finger bars the high e and b strings. I never progressed beyond the absolute beginner stage.
Some years later when I got serious about it, I decided to only go with the full barre F. I hadn't tried to guitar in 20 years and was a beginner all over again.
It took me a good 3 or 4 months before the F started to sound good. It's worth the effort, hang in there. When I see beginners now who won't play anything other than the easy F, I encourage them to go with the full barre F.
Funny thing is I have a couple of songs where the easy F is what I need and I now struggle to play that. Nothing a bit of practice wont' fix.
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