F#
Diatonic Scale
F# / G♭ Natural Minor
The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
Notes in F# Natural Minor
F#1
G#2
A3
B4
C#5
D6
E7
F#8
Chords in F# Natural Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#mF# – A – C#minor
iiG#°G# – B – Ddiminished
IIIAA – C# – Emajor
ivBmB – D – F#minor
vC#mC# – E – G#minor
VIDD – F# – Amajor
VIIEE – G# – Bmajor
Other Scales in F#
MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FHarmonic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, FMelodic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, FDorianF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, EPhrygianF#, G, A, B, C#, D, ELydianF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMixolydianF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, ELocrianF#, G, A, B, C, D, EMajor PentatonicF#, G#, A#, C#, D#Minor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, C#, EWhole ToneF#, G#, A#, C, D, EDiminished (H-W)F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, EDiminished (W-H)F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, FPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, EHungarian MinorF#, G#, A, C, C#, D, FLydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E
Natural Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in F# / Gb Natural Minor
The F# natural minor scale contains the notes F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
The diatonic chords in F# natural minor are F#m (i), G#° (ii), A (III), Bm (iv), C#m (v), D (VI), E (VII). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the F# natural minor scale.
To develop your ear for the F# natural minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.