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F Guitar Chords

51 chord types built on F, from the plain triad through to the extended and altered shapes — 482 playable voicings in total, every one with its fingering marked.

47% of the F shapes here (226 of 482) let at least one string ring open, so a lot of them sound fuller than the barre versions and are easier to hold. As a key centre, F is the I chord; it also turns up as the IV of Bb and the V of C.

The five you will reach for first

The five shapes every player meets first: the plain major and minor triads, the power chord, and the two triads that alter the fifth. Between them these 5 chords account for 82 of the 482 F shapes on this site.

Jump to: F · Fm · F5 · Faug · Fdim

F

FAC
17 shapes · open & play
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F turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of F major, V of Bb major, IV of C major, VI of A minor, III of D minor, VII of G minor.

Progressions that actually use it: I – V – vi – IV (F major), I – vi – IV – V (F major), I – IV – V (F major), I – IV – iv – I (F major).

Fret and finger numbers for F
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
1 0 X X 1 X1 – – – 2 –
1 0 X X 1 11 – – – 2 3
1 0 X 2 1 1T – – 2 1 1
1 0 3 2 1 1T – 3 2 1 1
1 3 3 2 1 11 3 4 2 1 1
X X 3 2 1 1– – 3 2 1 1
X X 3 2 1 X– – 3 2 1 –
X X 3 5 X 5– – 1 3 – 4
X X 3 5 6 5– – 1 2 4 3
X 8 X 5 X 5– 4 – 1 – 2
X 8 7 5 6 5– 4 3 1 2 1
X 8 7 X 6 8– 3 2 – 1 4
X 8 7 X X 8– 2 1 – – 3
X 8 10 10 10 8– 1 2 3 4 1
X 8 X 10 10 8– 1 – 3 4 2
X X X 10 10 8– – – 3 4 1
13 0 10 10 10 X4 – 1 1 1 –

Fm

FG#C
12 shapes · open & play
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Fm turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of F minor, v of Bb minor, iv of C minor, vi of G# major, ii of Eb major, iii of C# major.

Progressions that actually use it: i – VI – III – VII (F minor), i – iv – v (F minor), i – iv – V7 – i (F minor), i – VII – VI – V (F minor).

Fret and finger numbers for Fm
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
1 3 3 1 1 11 3 4 1 1 1
X X 3 1 1 X– – 3 1 1 –
X X 3 1 1 1– – 3 1 1 1
X X 3 1 1 4– – 3 1 2 4
X X 3 5 X 4– – 1 3 – 2
X X 3 5 6 4– – 1 3 4 2
X 8 6 5 X X– 4 2 1 – –
X 8 6 X 6 8– 3 1 – 2 4
X 8 10 10 9 8– 1 3 4 2 1
X 8 X X 9 8– 1 – – 3 2
X 8 10 10 9 X– 1 3 4 2 –
X X X 10 9 8– – – 3 2 1

F5

FC
16 shapes · open & play
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F5 fits 12 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 6 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of F major, i of F minor, V of Bb major, v of Bb minor, IV of C major, iv of C minor.

Fret and finger numbers for F5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
1 3 3 X X X1 3 4 – – –
1 X 3 X 1 11 – 4 – 2 3
1 X X X 1 11 – – – 2 3
1 3 X X X X1 3 – – – –
X X 3 X 1 X– – 3 – 1 –
X X 3 5 6 X– – 1 3 4 –
X X 3 5 X X– – 1 3 – –
X 8 X 5 6 X– 4 – 1 2 –
X 8 X X 6 8– 3 – – 1 4
X 8 10 10 X 8– 1 3 4 – 2
X 8 X 10 X 8– 1 – 3 – 2
X 8 X X X 8– 1 – – – 2
X 8 10 10 X X– 1 3 4 – –
13 X X 10 13 132 – – 1 3 4
13 X 10 10 X X4 – 1 1 – –
X X X 10 13 13– – – 1 3 4

Faug

FAC#
17 shapes · open & play
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Faug — The fifth is raised, which puts a note outside every major and minor key. It almost always appears on the way somewhere — holding a major chord for a moment while the top voice climbs toward the next one.

Fret and finger numbers for Faug
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
1 0 X X 2 X1 – – – 2 –
1 X X 2 2 X1 – – 2 3 –
X X 3 2 2 1– – 4 2 3 1
X X 3 2 2 5– – 2 1 1 4
X X 3 2 2 X– – 2 1 1 –
X X 3 6 X 5– – 1 4 – 3
X 8 X 6 6 5– 4 – 2 3 1
X 8 7 6 X X– 3 2 1 – –
X 8 7 6 6 9– 3 2 1 1 4
X 8 7 6 6 X– 3 2 1 1 –
X 8 7 X X 9– 2 1 – – 3
X 8 X 10 10 9– 1 – 3 4 2
X X X 10 10 9– – – 2 3 1
13 0 11 10 10 X4 – 2 1 1 –
13 0 11 X X X3 – 1 – – –
13 0 11 X X 133 – 1 – – 4
13 12 11 X X 133 2 1 – – 4

Fdim

FG#B
20 shapes · open & play
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Fdim is the ii° and the vii° chord of Eb minor and F# major.

Fret and finger numbers for Fdim
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
1 X 3 1 0 X1 – 3 2 – –
1 X X 1 0 41 – – 2 – 4
1 X X 1 0 11 – – 2 – 3
1 X X 1 0 X1 – – 2 – –
X X 3 1 0 1– – 3 1 – 2
X X 3 1 0 4– – 3 1 – 4
X X 3 1 0 X– – 3 1 – –
1 2 3 1 X X1 2 3 1 – –
X X 3 X 0 4– – 1 – – 2
X X 3 4 0 4– – 1 2 – 3
X X 3 4 6 4– – 1 2 4 3
X 8 6 X 0 X– 3 1 – – –
X 8 6 X 6 7– 4 1 – 2 3
X 8 6 X X 7– 3 1 – – 2
X 8 6 X 9 7– 3 1 – 4 2
X 8 9 X 9 7– 2 3 – 4 1
13 11 X X 0 X3 1 – – – –
13 11 X X 0 133 1 – – – 4
13 X X 13 12 X2 – – 3 1 –
X X 15 13 12 X– – 4 2 1 –

The rest of the F chords

F Major-family chords

9 chord types · 100 shapes

Fmaj7 · Fadd9 · F6 · Fmaj9 · Fmaj11 · Fmaj13 · F6/9 · Fmaj7add11 · Fmaj7add13

F Minor-family chords

14 chord types · 91 shapes

Fm7 · Fm6 · Fm6/9 · Fm(maj7) · Fm7add11 · Fm(maj7)add11 · Fm7add13 · Fm(maj7)add13 · Fm(add9) · Fm9 · Fm(maj9) · Fm11 · Fm(maj11) · Fm13

F Dominant chords

6 chord types · 36 shapes

F7 · F9 · F11 · F13 · F7add11 · F7add13

F Suspended & Altered chords

17 chord types · 173 shapes

Fsus2 · Fsus4 · F7sus4 · Fmaj7sus4 · F7sus2 · Fmaj7sus2 · F6sus4 · F6sus2 · Fm7b5 · Fm7#5 · Fdim7 · F7b9 · F7#9 · F7b5 · Faug7 · Faug7b9 · Fm7b9

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.