What's so hard about an F chord?

[Pitar]

I can't wrap my thumb to pick up the bass F note. Impossible reach for my thumb. But, throwing the full barre chord comes very easy for me.

[martingitdave]

Originally Posted by Pitar

I can't wrap my thumb to pick up the bass F note. Impossible reach for my thumb. But, throwing the full barre chord comes very easy for me.

Me either. And, I just realized it after about 2 months with my new guitar. And, I'm a little ticked off at myself. When I auditioned the guitar, I was focused on getting a big fingerstyle sound. Never played the cowboy songs in F in first position when I tried it out.

[djg]

Originally Posted by Pitar

I can't wrap my thumb to pick up the bass F note. Impossible reach for my thumb. But, throwing the full barre chord comes very easy for me.

Same. Maybe I could reach, even though I don't have very long fingers, but I started playing classical guitar way back in my teens and I cannot seem to bring myself to wrap my thumb over on top of the finger board. Maybe I could cultivate that ability, but the bar/barre seems fine to me.