F chord licks are based upon based upon the alternative fingering for the root six major bar chord (see adjacent diagram). This fingering frees the 4th finger of the left hand. allowing this finger to fret the other notes based around the chord to create licks.
The root note of this chord shape is located on the 6th string which determines the name of the chord depending on which fret the chord shape is fretted.
The next example is an F chord lick. All the extra notes that can be added to the F bar chord are fretted with the 4th finger of the left hand.
In the following example the root six major bar chord shape is used for the F bar chord (1st fret), A bar chord (5th fret), Bb bar chord (6th fret) and the G bar chord (3rd fret). For more information on Bar Chords see Progressive Complete Learn To Play Guitar Chords.