F
Diatonic Scale
F Natural Minor
The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
Notes in F Natural Minor
F1
G2
Ab3
Bb4
C5
Db6
Eb7
F8
Chords in F Natural Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iFmF – Ab – Cminor
iiG°G – Bb – Dbdiminished
IIIAbAb – C – Ebmajor
ivBbmBb – Db – Fminor
vCmC – Eb – Gminor
VIDbDb – F – Abmajor
VIIEbEb – G – Bbmajor
Other Scales in F
MajorF, G, A, Bb, C, D, EHarmonic MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, EMelodic MinorF, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, 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
Natural Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in F Natural Minor
The F natural minor scale contains the notes F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
The diatonic chords in F natural minor are Fm (i), G° (ii), Ab (III), Bbm (iv), Cm (v), Db (VI), Eb (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.