G shape of F Major
Symbol: F
G shape
Root
F
Chord tones
F · A · C
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 10
String by string
- String 6: fret 13 → Froot
- String 5: fret 12 → A
- String 4: fret 10 → C
- String 3: fret 10 → Froot
- String 2: fret 10 → A
- String 1: fret 13 → Froot
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of F Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 5
- 2. A shape · From fret 8
- 3. G shape · From fret 10
- 4. E shape · From fret 1
- 5. D shape · From fret 3
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding F Ionian (Major)
Every tone of F Major belongs to F Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
F · G · A · A# · C · D · E
F Major in the G shape sounds 6 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are F · A · C.