F m(add9) Chord on Mandocello

How to play the F m(add9) chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The F m(add9) chord is an added-ninth chord that layers in a ninth without the seventh for an open, modern sound. It is built from the notes F, G, G#, C. This page shows how to play F m(add9) on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The G string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 5 over a 4-fret stretch. F falls on the C string. It sounds from F2 up to F4.

Mandocello is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.