F m(maj9) Chord on Mandola
Play F m(maj9) on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
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, Ab, 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 course open and takes the rest at fret 5, reaching across 3 frets. F falls on the C course. 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.