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Guitar chord

G/FG major over F

  • G1
  • B3
  • D5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
12

How to play G/F

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the low E string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the high E string.
  3. Let ring open: D string, G string, B string.
  4. Don't play: A string.
  1. G/F chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 1x000313EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 1x000313EBGDAE

    1x0003 · G/F shape

  2. G/F chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 120001132EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 120001132EBGDAE

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  3. G/F chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 120003123EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 120003123EBGDAE

    120003

  4. G/F chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 1200311342EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 1200311342EBGDAE

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  5. G/F chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 1200331234EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 1200331234EBGDAE

    120033

  6. G/F chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 12000x12EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 12000x12EBGDAE

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  7. G/F chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 1x000112EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 1x000112EBGDAE

    1x0001

  8. G/F chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 12003x123EADGBE
    G/F chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 12003x123EBGDAE

    12003x

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Chords that go with G/F

The other chords of C major, the key where G/F is home (V). Songs in this key move between them.

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the G/F chord

G major over F is built from 3 notes: G (1), B (3), D (5). The note F is played in the bass. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

G/F belongs to C major (V), A minor (VII).

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