F ukulele chord

How to Play F on Ukulele

The easiest shape is 2010: G string 2nd fret · C string open · E string 1st fret · A string open.

Strings left to right are G, C, E and A, as the ukulele faces you. Numbers are frets; 0 means play the string open. Every shape is worked out from the notes the chord must contain and checked against them before it is published.

Notes in F

A ukulele has four strings, so a 3-note chord doubles one of its notes on the spare string. Because the G string is tuned high (reentrant tuning), the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not the G.

Songs and Keys That Use F

F belongs to 3 major keys: C major (as the IV chord), F major (as the I chord) and B♭ major (as the V chord).

• I – IV – V — the backbone of blues and early rock
• vi – IV – I – V — the pop-punk staple
• I – V – vi – IV — the most common progression in pop

F on Other Instruments

• Guitar: see the F guitar chord — six strings, so the shapes are different, but the notes are the same.
• Baritone ukulele (DGBE): 3211. A baritone is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, so guitar shapes carry over and standard-ukulele shapes do not. Tune one with the baritone ukulele tuner.

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