Mandolin Fm chordF minor: 1 3 3 1, and 3 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 1 3 3 1 (open position) · Fm/Ab
- G course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), A♭
- D course: 3rd fret, middle finger, F
- A course: 3rd fret, ring finger, C
- E course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), F
Sounds: A♭ F C F · 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 link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose Mandolin once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Fm shapes
- 5 3 3 4
3fr · Fm/C - 5 6 8 8
5fr · Fm/C - 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, Mandolin GDAE
Other minor chords
Fm in other tunings
All Mandolin GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app