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Thx for all the replies so far. I'll keep at it and hopefully I can get it eventually. |
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The F chord can be a challenging chord to play for most beginners. You should learn to play it both ways..as a full barre chord and just barring the 1st and 2nd strings with the first fingertip and using the second and third fingers to complete the chord on the 3rd and 4th strings. You will find the need to use both fingering shapes in the future depending on the music you are playing. Keep working on it...you WILL get it eventually.
BUT...it can be impossible to do if the guitar is not set up correctly at the nut. Inexpensive guitars so often have this problem. In fact, when I evaluate any guitar, one of the first things I do is check to see if a full barre F chord can be played easily without buzzing. Have an experienced player play a full barred F chord on your guitar and ask him if he is able to play that chord as easily as he does on other guitars. That will help you determine if the nut needs adjustment. (It sounds to me from reading your posts here that most of your problem may indeed lie there.)
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Even after you have the string height adjusted, the barre F chord will still require finger strength, which you will build over time. The easiest thing that helped me with the barre F, is to make the E chord shape @ the 2nd fret, THEN barre @ the 1st with your index finger. (technique works w/ other barre chords too) Barre F is much easier for me now than the open F that many chord books show you. Good luck!
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LOL LOL LOL I almost quit guitar when I was 12 yrs. old because I just KNEW that I would never be able to hold down two strings with one finger. Thankfully, my folks told me to "keep trying...you'll get it."
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I came across a easy song book where the song I wanted to play had a F7 instead of a F chord. It was a remarkable discovery that I did not have to play every string all the time.
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Put a capo on the third fret and play a "D".
That's and F. Or capo 1 and play an E
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