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F minor scale

The F minor scale has 7 notes: F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭. Hear it, see it on the keyboard and find the chords that belong to it.

F1
G2
A♭♭3
B♭4
C5
D♭♭6
E♭♭7
Steps: W H W W H W W

Key signature

4 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭

Related keys

Relative major: A♭ majorParallel major: F majorDominant key: C minorSubdominant key: B♭ minor

Chords in F minor

iFmii°GdimIIIA♭ivB♭mvCmVID♭VIIE♭
i7Fm7iiø7Gm7♭5IIImaj7A♭maj7iv7B♭m7v7Cm7VImaj7D♭maj7VII7E♭7

Roman numerals show each chord's degree in the key. Upper-case is major, lower-case minor, ° diminished.

Other scales on F

F majorF harmonic minorF melodic minorF dorianF mixolydianF major pentatonicF minor pentatonicF blues

About the minor scale

The minor scale, also called natural minor or Aeolian mode, follows the pattern W H W W H W W. It shares its notes and key signature with the relative major a minor third higher. Melodies in minor often raise the 7th (harmonic minor) or the 6th and 7th on the way up (melodic minor).

Use the Scale & Chord Finder to look up any other root or mode.