F
How to play the F Major Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol F we get the following information:
- The F chord has the note F as root note
- The F chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The F chord is a major chord
Because F is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
F chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: F – A – C
F chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): A – C – F
F chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): C – F – A
F chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | F | A | C |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | A | C | F |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | C | F | A |
F chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The F chord is the 1st. step in the F major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | F | Gm | Am | Bb | C | Dm | Em(b5) |
The F chord is the 4th. step in the C major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | C | Dm | Em | F | G | Am | Bm(b5) |
The F chord is the 5th. step in the Bb major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Bb | Cm | Dm | Eb | F | Gm | Am(b5) |
The F chord is the 3rd. step in the D minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Dm | Em(b5) | F | Gm | Am | Bb | C |