F minor scale

The notes of the F minor scale on a piano, the chords that belong to it, and how it sounds. Press play to hear it, tap a key or a chord, and download the scale as MIDI.

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F1G2Abb3Bb4C5Dbb6Ebb7

Steps: W H W W H W W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Chords in F minor

Each chord on its own page: Fm · Gdim · Ab · Bbm · Cm · Db · Eb

Tap a chord to hear it. For progressions you can play and download, see chord progressions in F minor.

How F minor sounds

Darker and more serious than major. This is the natural minor scale, also called the Aeolian mode.

Used in: Most house, techno, trance, drum and bass, trap and pop ballads.

On the Camelot wheel, F minor is 4A.

Same notes, different root: Ab major, Bb Dorian, C Phrygian, Db Lydian, Eb Mixolydian.

For the low end: the root of F minor is F and the fifth is C. A kick or 808 tuned to one of them sits with the bass; the kick drum tuning chart has the frequencies.

Write chords in this scale with the chord progression generator, or a melody in the synth.

Other minor scales

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Questions

What notes are in the F minor scale?

F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb.

What chords are in F minor?

Fm, Gdim, Ab, Bbm, Cm, Db, Eb.

What is the formula for the minor scale?

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7, or in steps: W H W W H W W (W is a whole step, H a half step).

Which scales have the same notes as F minor?

Ab major, Bb Dorian, C Phrygian, Db Lydian, Eb Mixolydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.

What is F minor on the Camelot wheel?

4A.