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F major chord

Symbol: F · Notes: F – A – C

The most common chord: stable and bright, it opens and closes most songs. Three notes: the root, the major third (4 semitones up) and the perfect fifth (7 semitones up).

How it is built

• F: root
• A: major third
• C: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: F – A – C
• 1st inversion: A – C – F
• 2nd inversion: C – F – A

In which keys

• IV (subdominant) in C major
• I (tonic) in F major
• V (dominant) in B♭ major
• III in D minor
• VII in G minor
• VI in A minor
• V (dominant) in B♭ harmonic minor

Other F chords

Fm · F7 · Fmaj7 · Fm7 · Fsus2 · Fsus4 · Fdim · F+ · F6 · Fm6 · Fadd9 · Fdim7 · Fm7♭5

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