F Chord Guitar 9 Easy Variations

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Want to learn F chord different positions and F chord Guitar variations?

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In this post we are going to learn almost all different types of F chord variations like F chord with complete bar, F chord with half bar, F7 chord, Fm chord, Fm7 chord, Fmaj7 chord, Fsus4 chord, F7sus4 chord, F5 chord or F power chord.

Purpose of Learning F Chord Guitar variation:

F chord is generally considered as the toughest chord in the open chord group. Once we start playing the chord then again we need to look for other variations as in different songs different F chord pattern is used and played.

So we should have proper understanding of all other variations so that we can practice those F chord Guitar variations and play along with the song correctly. This is one of the major challenges to get correct information on all the chord variations. 

I hope you have already learnt ‘How to play F Chord’ since now you are looking for different F chord variation which is simply the good thing to have a hunger to learn and know more and more with time.

Understand suffix used with the F chord:

Hope you already know the meaning of suffix with the chord name, I am just briefing them below,

‘m’ in F Chord: Here ‘m’ represents ‘Minor’ so this is an F Minor chord, general behavior of Minor chord is they gives Sad Felling when played and also there is a different formula used to build Major chords and Minor chords.

Maj7 in F chord: Here ‘maj’ represents ‘major’, generally we don’t use any suffix for major chords but here we will be discussing Fmaj7 chord that is why I have used ‘maj’ suffix with F7 chord.

Sus4 in F chord: Here ‘sus’ represents ‘suspended’ and ‘4’ represents its build. Suspended chords are very popular and frequently played in pop music. ‘4’ in sus4 represents that we are going to replace 3^rd Guitar Note with the 4^th Guitar Note of the scale.

There is one more variation of suspended chord which is sus2 chord (suspended 2 chord), sus2 chord is derived by replacing 3^rd Guitar chord Note with the 2^nd chord Note.

‘5’ in F Chord: Here ‘5’ represents the ‘Power chord’. F5 chord is also known as F Power Chord.

Let’s come back on the F Chord variation topic.

F Chord Guitar Variations:

1.     F Chord Guitar with complete barre:

This is the first F chord we are going to learn and this is the correct and complete version of F chord Guitar.

How to Play F Chord with complete Barre:

To play this variation of F chord first of all we should know How to put Bar on Guitar. We are using Index finger to put bar on the required fret.

If you are playing bar chord for the first time or if you are facing any trouble while playing it, I have just brief 2 points to help you to get correct bar position.

Points to remember on How to put bar on Guitar:

1. Instead of using fleshy part of index finger we should use press the string using left side of the index finger which is hard enough to put the bar.

2. We should try to place bar just before and near to the fret separator so that there should not be Buzz or muted sound. This is the best place as it locks all the string with the fret just next to index finger.

Put your ring finger on the 5^th string 3^rd fret, put smaller finger on the 4^th string 3^rd fret and your middle finger on 3^rd string 2^nd fret and place bar on the 1^st fret to play F chord with complete bar on Guitar. You need to put bar starts from 1^st string till 6^th string.

2.     F Chord Guitar with half barre:

Well this is the alternate pattern to pick standard F chord shape; this is actually derived for beginners. This F chord pattern can also be considered as Open F chord.

How to Play F Chord with half Barre:

Position of 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd finger will be same but the only difference is that you don’t need to put a complete bar using index finger. In this F chord patter your index finger place bar on 1^st and 2^nd strings only.

Put your ring finger on the 5^th string 3^rd fret, put smaller finger on the 4^th string 3^rd fret and your middle finger on 3^rd string 2^nd fret and place bar on 1^st and 2^nd string on 1^st fret to play F chord to play this F chord Guitar variation.

3.     F7 Chord Guitar:

This is the 3^rd F chord Guitar variation and again comes with the bar. To play F7 chord you just need to shift your smaller finger from 4^th string 3^rd fret to 2^nd string 4^th fret rest is same as F chord complete bar pattern.

How to Play F7 Chord:

Put your ring finger on the 5^th string 3^rd fret, put smaller finger on the 2^nd string 4^th fret and your middle finger on 3^rd string 2^nd fret and place bar on 1^st and 2^nd string on 1^st fret to play F chord to play this F7 chord Guitar variation.

4.     Fm Chord Guitar:

Both standard F major chord and Fm chord (F minor chord) are the most famous chords in F chord group. The only difference in between these two chords is F major chords gives happy feeling when played and Fm chord gives Sad feeling when played.

Only difference in their pattern is you just need to remove your middle finger from F major chord to play Fm chord on Guitar.

How to Play Fm Chord:

Put your ring finger on the 5^th string 3^rd fret, put smaller finger on the 4^th string 3^rd fret and place bar on the 1^st fret to play this Fm chord Guitar variation. You need to put bar starts from 1^st string till 6^th string. 

5.     Fm7 Chord Guitar:

Fm7 Chord is F minor 7 chord, this Fm7 chord pattern is quite similar to the F7 chord. In Fm7 chord you don’t need to put your middle finger on the fretboard. Rest is same as F7 chord.

How to Play Fm7 Chord:

Put your ring finger on the 5^th string 3^rd fret, put smaller finger on the 2^nd string 4^th fret and place bar on 1^st and 2^nd string on 1^st fret to play F chord to play this F7 chord Guitar variation.

6.     Fmaj7 Chord Guitar:

Fmaj7 chord sound little different among all other F chord guitar variation and actually gives happy feeling when played when you will play all these chords one by one you will also realize the same. While playing Fmaj 7 chord you need to mute 5^th string from your index finger.

How to Play Fmaj7 Chord:

Put your ring finger on the 3^rd string 2^nd fret, put smaller finger on 4^th string 3^rd fret, put middle finger on 2^nd string 1^st fret and put index finger on 6^th string 1^st fret to play Fmaj7 chord.

7.    Fsus4 Chord Guitar:

Fsus4 chord in basically F suspended 4 chord. This is again bar shape F chord.

How to Play Fsus4 Chord:

Put your ring finger on the 4^th string 3^rd fret, put smaller finger on 3^rd string 3^rd fret and put a bar on 1^st fret with the help of index finger to play Fsus4 chord.

8.    F7sus4 Chord Guitar:

F7sus4 chord build consists of both F7 chord and Fsus4 chord characteristics.

How to Play F7sus4 Chord:

Put your ring finger on the 4^th string 3^rd fret, put smaller finger on 2^nd string 3^rd fret and put a bar on 1^st fret with the help of index finger to play F7sus4 chord.

9.     F5 Chord or F Power Chord:

F5 Chord is the last F chord pattern we are going to discuss in this post. F5 chord is also known as F Power chord.

F5 chord can be played based on your interest and the requirement of song and feel. You can play F5 chord or F power chord by just focusing on low three strings on guitar.

How to Play F5 Chord:

To get this F chord position you need to put your index finger on the 6^th string 1^st fret, put your ring finger on 5^th string 3^rd fret and your pinky finger on the 4^th string 3^rd fret to play F5 chord on Guitar.

Remember to mute higher 3 strings i.e. G string, B string and higher E string (treble E string) to correctly play F5 Chord.

I hope you have enjoyed learning F chord different variations including F chord with complete bar, F chord with half bar, F7 chord, Fm chord, Fm7 chord, Fmaj7 chord, Fsus4 chord, F7sus4 chord, F5 chord or F power chord. This will not only help you in building basic chord knowledge but also let you familiar with most of the available F chord.

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