F m7b5 Chord on Mandola
Play F m7b5 on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The F m7b5 chord is a half-diminished (m7b5) chord, central to the minor ii–V–i. It is built from the notes F, Ab, Cb, Eb. This page shows how to play F m7b5 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 5 frets, with no open courses in it. F falls on the C course. It sounds from F3 up to Cb5.
Mandola 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.