F Diminished Mandolin Chord — Mandolin

F Diminished in Mandolin Tuning — Guide

Notes: F, Ab, Cb

Intervals: 1P, 3m, 5d

The F Diminished chord in Mandolin tuning (G-D-A-E) requires different fingerings than standard tuning. We found 6 playable voicings, each filtered for comfortable fret span (max 4 frets) and realistic finger placement.

Scales for Improvising Over F Diminished in Mandolin

When playing F Diminished in Mandolin tuning, these scales work well for improvisation and melody writing:

• F Locrian scale
• F Half-Whole Diminished scale

See Also

• F Diminished in standard tuning
• ← All Mandolin chords for Mandolin