The F Major chord is made up of the notes? F, A, C.?
F
Tab for F major:
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The correct way to play any particular chord has been the subject of considerable debate for many years and will continue to be so for ever.
I mention this here because somebody is going to say that the above is not a proper F chord.? Again referring to your fret board chart you can see that you could attempt to play an F on the 6th string, 1st fret and you could attempt to play another C on the 5th string, 3rd fret.? Some players would barre the 1st fret which is to place a finger across all 6 strings thus including the F note on the 6th string and would then play C on the 5th string, 3rd fret.? For a beginner it is necessary only to know that the notes of the F major chord are FAC and nothing else and as long as you play these notes you have an F chord.? You could in fact ignore the F note played on the 1st string? and just play AFAC.? Have a play around and see what interesting combinations you can come up with.? Just remember not to include any notes which are not included in the chord.? You could not play E because E is not part of the F major chord which is why there is a cross on the diagram above to indicate that the 6th string is not played
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