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Ukulele chord

Fm9F minor ninth

  • F1
  • A♭♭3
  • C5
  • E♭♭7
  • G9
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
6

How to play Fm9

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the G string.
  2. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the E string.
  4. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the A string.
  1. Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13331234GCEA
    Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 13331234AECG

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  2. Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 0343132GCEA
    Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 0343132AECG

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  3. Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 133x134GCEA
    Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 133x134AECG

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  4. Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 05464fr213GCEA
    Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 05464fr213AECG

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  5. Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 00464fr13GCEA
    Fm9 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 00464fr13AECG

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Fm9 chord

F minor ninth is built from 5 notes: F (1), A♭ (♭3), C (5), E♭ (♭7), G (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, F, highlighted on the diagram. There are 6 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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