F Major Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play F Major on Tenor Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The F Major chord is a bright, stable major triad — one of the first chords most players learn. It is built from the notes F, A, C. This page shows how to play F Major on Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The C and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2 over a 2-fret stretch. F falls on the D string. It sounds from C3 up to A4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 5.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.