F Minor scale
F Minor scale for guitar.
The F Minor is a seven-note scale, also called Natural F Minor. Colored circles mark the tones in the diagram, with darker color highlighting the root notes. The root notes are always F tones. In the two-octave pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 1st fret.
Fm
2 octaves
Notes: F - G - Ab - Bb - C - Db - Eb
Intervals: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2
Type: Septonic
The scale displayed with its numeric formula, intervals and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | G | Major second | Supertonic |
| b3 | Ab | Minor third | Mediant |
| 4 | Bb | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | C | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| b6 | Db | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| b7 | Eb | Minor seventh | Subtonic |
The main chords that are related to this scale are the following:
- Fm
- Gdim
- Ab
- Bbm
- Cm
- Db
- Eb
The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the F Minor scale.
The F Minor scale consists of seven notes. These can be described as intervals, as semi-notes or steps on the guitar fingerboard, written as 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 from the first note to the next octave.
The F Minor is relative to Ab Major. Both scales include the same notes but their tonal center differ.
The F Minor
is identical with the F Aeolian mode.
Start the audio and play along! Use notes from the scale in the diagram above.
Normal tempo: