F m(maj7)add11 Chord on Octave Mandolin

Play F m(maj7)add11 on Octave Mandolin: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The F m(maj7)add11 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, Ab, Bb, C, E. This page shows how to play F m(maj7)add11 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the E course open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 3 frets. F falls on the D course. It sounds from Ab2 up to E4.

Octave Mandolin 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.