Irish bouzouki F chord (GDAE)F major: 2 3 3 1, and 4 more shapes

Frets, low course to high: 2 3 3 1 (open position) · F/A

Sounds: A F C F · F is F, A, C (1 · 3 · 5)

Found in: G mixolydian (♭VII), D dorian (♭III), G dorian (♭VII), D minor (♭III), G minor (♭VII), A minor (♭VI)

Open courses that ring: A is a note of F, so it can drone under it.

No 3rd: F5 (x 3 3 1) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs F major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.

More F shapes

G mixolydian (♭VII, a main chord): G – F – G
G dorian (♭VII, a main chord): Gm – F – Gm
G minor (♭VII, a main chord): Gm – F – E♭ – F
A minor (♭VI, a main chord): Am – G – F – G
C major (IV, a main chord): C – F – C – G (a plain backing for many reels and jigs)
F major (I, a main chord): F – B♭ – F – C (a plain backing for many reels and jigs)