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Ukulele chord

FmF minor

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

How to play Fm

  1. Ring finger (3): 5th fret of the G string.
  2. Little finger (4): 5th fret of the C string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 4th fret of the E string.
  4. Index finger (1): 3th fret of the A string.
  1. Fm chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 55433421GCEA
    Fm chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 55433421AECG

    5543 · Dm shape

  2. Fm chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 1013123GCEA
    Fm chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 1013123AECG

    1013

  3. Fm chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 101x12GCEA
    Fm chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 101x12AECG

    101x

  4. Fm chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 58885fr1234GCEA
    Fm chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 58885fr1234AECG

    5888 · Cm shape

  5. Fm chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets x543321GCEA
    Fm chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets x543321AECG

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Chords that go with Fm

The other chords of F minor, the key where Fm is home (i). Songs in this key move between them.

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 Fm chord

F minor is built from 3 notes: F (1), A♭ (♭3), C (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, F, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 6 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

Fm belongs to E flat major (ii), A flat major (vi), D flat major (iii), C minor (iv), F minor (i).

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