F
Minor Variants Scale
F Melodic Minor
Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
Notes in F Melodic Minor
F1
G2
Ab3
Bb4
C5
D6
E7
F8
Chords in F Melodic Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iFmF – Ab – Cminor
iiGmG – Bb – Dminor
IIIAb+Ab – C – Eaugmented
IVBbBb – D – Fmajor
VCC – E – Gmajor
viD°D – F – Abdiminished
viiE°E – G – Bbdiminished
Other Scales in F
MajorF, G, A, Bb, C, D, ENatural MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EbHarmonic MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EDorianF, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, EbPhrygianF, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EbLydianF, G, A, B, C, D, EMixolydianF, G, A, Bb, C, D, EbLocrianF, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, Db, EbMajor PentatonicF, G, A, C, DMinor PentatonicF, Ab, Bb, C, EbBluesF, Ab, Bb, B, C, EbWhole ToneF, G, A, B, Db, EbDiminished (H-W)F, Gb, Ab, A, B, C, D, EbDiminished (W-H)F, G, Ab, Bb, B, Db, D, EPhrygian DominantF, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db, EbHungarian MinorF, G, Ab, B, C, Db, ELydian DominantF, G, A, B, C, D, Eb
Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in F Melodic Minor
The F melodic minor scale contains the notes F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, E. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.
The diatonic chords in F melodic minor are Fm (i), Gm (ii), Ab+ (III), Bb (IV), C (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 melodic minor scale.
To develop your ear for the F melodic 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.