F m(maj9) Chord on Mandola
How to play the F m(maj9) chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The F m(maj9) chord is a minor/major extended chord pairing a minor third with a natural seventh and upper tensions. It is built from the notes F, G, G#, C, E. This page shows how to play F m(maj9) on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the G string open and takes the rest at fret 5, reaching across 3 frets. F falls on the C string. It sounds from F3 up to E5.
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.