On the F chord - if you are making progress on the E shape barre chord, keep with it. If you can play the other mini shapes and Fmaj7 yeah keep at it as there are loads of songs using those versions of F. In fact back in the day, long before I started playing but likely @stitch will have done the, the mini F was the preferable chord.
As for Wish You Were Here, I’d suggest looking at Justin lesson (1 of 4 … think there is 4) that combines the melody and chords. From what you have been doing I think you will cope with that “introduction” to the song. See how you get on but reach out if you need to.
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I will , ( being able to make it ring so easily is already a miracle ) , and i already know the Fm7/c , the mini F is way more difficult to use than the Fm7/C so i was wondering if I should learn
it too
It increases my daily practice
Should I be happy to know 2 forms of F or should I learn them all ?
( im pretty sure that the answer is : know them all )
For Wish you were here I was wondering if it was an introduction to picking
placing the strumming on the song when listening to spotify is really hard , i can strum without the song but not with the song
Deborah
Yes, the revised link is working: I suspect you already know that but I’ve only just been back on my PC to check. You are playing the chord well and when it feels really comfortable experiment with the 7th and minor forms.
Brian
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thanks , I wasn t sure the link was ok
so now my training goals are :
- working on F barre chord
- working on different forms on F
- practicing the chords I already know on songs
- practicing keeping time while strumming with metronome
- Hammers on
Its gonna take months 
thanks a lot for answering @TheMadman_tobyjenner and @beejay56 , it helps a lot to have a feed back 
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Day 111 :
No guitar today
Followed the club tonight on youtube : Live: The Easiest Music Theory Lesson Ever!
My yousician activity for last week
Day 112 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 45 minutes
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Sailing by Rod Steward level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played Hurt level 4 melody ( training for picking control )
Did it !!! No mistakes
Played Fields of gold ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played an exercise song for Hammers on
Played Everybody hurt by REM level 4 ( training for struming and power chords )
Played Losing my religion level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
grade 2 in JG :
Practiced Open E Minor Pentatonic Scale
Trained on wish you were here Riff with and without spotify
Practiced on the strumming machine for All Down 8th Note Strumming at 80 bpm
( Em E D Dm Am A G C ) for 5 minutes
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
changing between F and Em
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Day 113 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 49 minutes
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Sailing by Rod Steward level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played Fields of gold ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
I can remove this one from my practice routine
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played an exercise song for Hammers on
Gold it
Watched a video : lesson on pulls off and did an exercise on pull offs
tricky stuff
Played Losing my religion level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
grade 2 in JG :
Trained on wish you were here Riff without spotify
Practiced on the strumming machine for All Down 8th Note Strumming at 80 bpm
( Em E D Dm Am A G C ) for 5 minutes
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
changing between F and Em
Tomorrow is my birthday and I dont even know how to play Happy birthday yet ^^"
I should have learned it 
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Day 114 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 47 minutes
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Sailing by Rod Steward level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass ) this one i played only with the backing track … i was tired
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played an exercise song for Pulls off
Gold it by sheer luck cause it sounded awfull XD
Started training on a simplified version of tears in heaven by Clapton in cowboy chords ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played Happy birthday in cow boy chords for the occasion
gold it but needs more practice
grade 2 in JG :
Practiced Open E Minor Pentatonic Scale
Trained on wish you were here Riff without spotify
finding the right position for the thumb makes all the difference
Practiced on the strumming machine for All Down 8th Note Strumming at 80 bpm
( Em E D Dm Am A G C Fm/C) for 5 minutes
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
changing between F and Em
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Happy birthday to you… your strings look a little on the slack side (just joking in case it’s not obvious 
)
Happy birthday Mac. I love your ‘’ acoustic guitar’’ lol!
Another popular chord change is from f to c. That is where the “mini f” works well.
Keep posting, it helps to keep some of us motivated when not feeling so inclined. 
thanks you very much @Audifox @Libitina @TheMadman_tobyjenner @mattswain
I had a beautiful day gardening and lots of cake
can 't ask for more
I completely forgot to work on the mini F , thanks for the reminder Audifox
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Day 115 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 50 minutes
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played an exercise song for Pulls off
Played tears in heaven ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Gold it but it will need way more practie to sound good to my ears
Played Everybody hurt by REM level 4 ( training for muting )
grade 2 in JG :
Practiced Open E Minor Pentatonic Scale
Trained on wish you were here Riff without spotify
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
changing between F and Em
Watched 3 videos : All Stop Mute / YOUR Chord Book / C Major Scale
Practiced The C major scale for 5 minutes
I forgot to practice the mini F again
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Day 116 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 49 minutes
22 weeks streak
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played an exercise song for Pulls off
Played tears in heaven ( training for power chord and strumming )
Played Everybody hurt by REM level 4 ( training for muting )
Trained on changing between C and Dm for 5 minutes
The challenge of the week is a polka level 4 and I can’t play it
So i decided to use it to train on my weakness : C to Dm / Dm to C
grade 2 in JG :
Practiced Open E Minor Pentatonic Scale
Trained on wish you were here Riff without spotify
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
changing between F and Em
Practiced The C major scale for 5 minutes
I hate the mini F it s way more difficult than the Fm/C 
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Day 117 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 56 minutes
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played an exercise song for Pulls off
Played tears in heaven ( training for power chord and strumming )
Played Everybody hurt by REM level 4 ( training for muting )
Played Losing my religion level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Trained on changing between C and Dm for 5 minutes
Dm is really my weakness
grade 2 in JG :
Trained on wish you were here Riff without spotify
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
I used the Yousician app chord trainer to change between F barre chord and different other chords
Practiced The C major scale for 5 minutes
Practiced on the strumming machine for All Down 8th Note Strumming at 80 bpm
( Em E D Dm Am A G C Fm/C) for 5 minutes
My yousician activity for last week :
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Day 118 :
I got a good news , it looks like my claim for a disability pension has been accepted
So I wont have to work anymore in a few weeks
Best birthday gift ever !!! 
I will have plenty of time to practice !
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 47 minutes
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Played an exercise song for Pulls off and hammers on
I can t say that i understood the lesson … I can’t wait to see Justin’s lesson to understand it better
Played tears in heaven ( training for power chord and strumming )
Played Everybody hurt by REM level 4 ( training for muting )
Played Losing my religion level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Trained on changing between C and Dm for 5 minutes
Dm is really my weakness
grade 2 in JG :
Trained on wish you were here Riff
I tried to play along justin’s video this time to get the timing right
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
I used the Yousician app chord trainer to change between F barre chord and C Am G (20 in 45 secs )
Practiced The C major scale for 5 minutes
Practiced on the strumming machine for All Down 8th Note Strumming at 80 bpm
( Em E D Dm Am A G C Fm/C) for 5 minutes
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Deborah, you are an absolute beast. The amount of time and focus you put in and how much you are accomplishing is so impressive to me. Rock on!
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thanks a lot @ConstanceClaire 
I dont feel like i m doing anything out of the ordinary , im just doing one hour a day of practice
Most people do the same I think
I just write everything down to motivate myself
I found out when I started working from home that a regular schedule is the best way to get work done everyday
Its the same for guitar playing
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Day 119 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up
Played on Yousician for 64 minutes
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
Played Right here waiting by Richard Marx ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
New challenge of the week : A backstreet boys song : As long as you love me / basic melody ( level 4 )
God i hate boys band but I take up the challenge
Played tears in heaven ( training for power chord and strumming )
Played Everybody hurt by REM level 4 ( training for muting )
Played Losing my religion level 4 ( training for strumming on F major 7 with a C bass )
Trained on changing between C and Dm for 5 minutes
Dm is really my weakness
grade 2 in JG :
Trained on wish you were here Riff
Practiced Open E Minor Pentatonic Scale
Practiced the F barre chord for 2 minutes
I used the Yousician app chord trainer to change between F barre chord and C Am G (23 in 45 secs )
Practiced The C major scale for 5 minutes
I thought i had some free time today so I started learning " One " by U2 of the website
that would be my first attempt at learning from a video from the website and not from an app
but a colleague e-mailed me and needed a new game for this summer so I had to stop and work …
I will try again when my work will be done
I noticed that I have less back pain since I started playing
My physiotherapist explained to me that it was because I gained some muscles and straightened my back since I play standing up
So playing guitar is good for my health
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