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Standard tuning

F on guitar

F is a major, spelled F, A and C. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 133211, which sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 1. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteFAC
Interval1P3M5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

F major, open position, capo 0342
133211sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 1
F major, open position, capo 0231
x332xxsits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F major, open position, capo 0213
5035xxsits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
F major, position 8, capo 08fr234
x81010108sits at fret 8, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
F major, position 5, capo 05fr32
x07565sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 5, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F major, position 7, capo 07fr231
887xxxsits at fret 7, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F major, position 10, capo 010fr
x0101010xsits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
F major, position 13, capo 013fr342
131515141313sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 13
F major, position 14, capo 014fr231
x151514xxsits at fret 14, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F major, position 6, capo 06fr2413
x071068sits at fret 6, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F major, position 12, capo 012fr2143
13121514xxsits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F major, open position, capo 01432
10321xsits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys F belongs to

F is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

F in another tuning

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