Irish bouzouki Fm chord (ADAD)F minor: 3 3 3 6, and 1 more shape
Frets, low course to high: 3 3 3 6 (from the 3rd fret) · Fm/C
- Low A course: 3rd fret, index finger (barre), C
- Low D course: 3rd fret, index finger (barre), F
- High A course: 3rd fret, index finger (barre), C
- High D course: 6th fret, little finger, A♭
Sounds: C F C A♭ · Fm is F, A♭, C (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: E♭ major (ii), D♭ major (iii), A♭ major (vi), B♭ mixolydian (v), E♭ mixolydian (ii), A♭ mixolydian (vi)
No 3rd: F5 (3 3 3 3) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs F major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.
With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 0 0 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dm shape.
Tuning ADAD: A D A D, low to high.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose ADAD once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Fm shapes
- 8 10 11 10
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Fm in session keys
- F dorian (i, a main chord): Fm – E♭ – Fm
- F minor (i, a main chord): Fm – E♭ – D♭ – E♭
- C minor (iv): Cm – Fm – B♭ – Cm (with the minor iv)
Other F chords, Irish bouzouki ADAD
Other minor chords
Fm in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app