Irish bouzouki Fm chord (GDAE)F minor: x 3 3 4, and 4 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: x 3 3 4 (open position)
- G course: not played
- D course: 3rd fret, index finger (barre), F
- A course: 3rd fret, index finger (barre), C
- E course: 4th fret, middle finger, A♭
Sounds: 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 (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 Fm shapes
- 1 3 3 1
open · Fm/Ab - 5 3 3 4
3fr · Fm/C - x 6 8 8
6fr · Fm/Ab - 10 10 11 8
8fr
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 GDAE
Other minor chords
Fm in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app