F minor ukulele chord (Fm)

A minor chord replaces the major third with a minor third, a semitone lower. It sounds darker and more melancholic than the major chord.

Positions and fingerings

× muted string · o open string · numbers: fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky) · strings from the 4th (left) to the 1st

Chord notes

NoteInterval
Froot
A♭ (A flat)minor third
Cperfect fifth

Formula: 1 – b3 – 5 · F – A♭ – C

A progression with this chord

  1. 123
  2. 12
  3. A♭III
    1243
  4. E♭VII
    231

A very common minor progression in pop and rock.

Other F chords

The same chord on other roots