F Is the Hardest Richard Downing F is the hardest of the easiest chords to make. You’ve got to use your finger to bar the bottom two strings on the top fret. It can hurt until you get used to it and your left index finger hardens— toughens might be a better word. Either way the strings will buzz without the proper pressure applied properly. God knows I’ve got enough pressure. It’s the technique I seem to lack.

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