F chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:F · A · C

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 1 1 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x C F A x	easy · barre on fret 1
6 3 x 5 4 x	4 1 – 3 2 –	F A x A C x	hard
x x 6 5 4 4	– – 4 3 1 2	x x F A C F	medium
6 6 6 5 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	F C F A x x	medium
6 6 6 8 9 8	1 1 1 2 4 3	F C F C F A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 10 8 9 8	– 4 3 1 2 1	x F A C F A	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 9 11	– 3 2 – 1 4	x F A x F C	hard
x 11 10 x x 11	– 2 1 – – 3	x F A x x C	easy
1 3 1 1 1 x	1 2 1 1 1 –	C A C F A x	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 x 4 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	F A F x C x	hard
x x 6 5 4 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x F A C x	medium
6 6 x 5 x x	2 3 – 1 – –	F C x A x x	easy
6 6 6 8 x 8	1 1 1 2 – 3	F C F C x A	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 10 8 9 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x F A C F x	medium
x x 10 x 9 11	– – 2 – 1 3	x x A x F C	hard
10 11 10 x x 11	1 2 1 – – 3	A F A x x C	easy · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F chord (Major) is built from the notes F, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
3	4	A
5	7	C

More F chords

Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

C C#D D#E F#G G#A A#B

See F in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the F chord?

F is a Major chord built from the notes F, A, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.