The seven chords of F Minor with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The F Minor scale is F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb. Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in F Minor are made mostly of these, with the i, iv and V doing most of the work. In practice the V chord is usually C or C7 (the harmonic minor's raised 7th) rather than Cm: it pulls back to Fm much harder.
With sevenths: Fm7 (im7), Gm7b5 (iim7b5), Abmaj7 (IIImaj7), Bbm7 (ivm7), Cm7 (vm7), Dbmaj7 (VImaj7), Eb7 (VII7), and C7 (V7). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In F Minor | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| i VI III VII | Fm Db Ab Eb | the minor pop progression |
| i VII VI V | Fm Eb Db C | the Andalusian cadence (the V is the major chord) |
| i iv V | Fm Bbm C | the minor three-chord progression (V from harmonic minor) |
| i iv VII III | Fm Bbm Eb Ab | a folk and rock favourite |
| i VI VII i | Fm Db Eb Fm | the rock minor loop |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
To play F Minor with open chords: capo 1 and play Em shapes, or capo 3 and play Dm shapes. The shapes you fret belong to the other key; what comes out of the guitar is F Minor. Lower capo positions keep more of the guitar's ring.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in F Minor, chords over the lyrics, printable.
Relative major: Ab major (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel major: F major (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into F Minor with one click.
The seven chords built on the F Minor scale are Fm, Gdim, Ab, Bbm, Cm, Db, Eb. As roman numerals: i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII. Most songs in F Minor use C or C7 as the V chord, from the harmonic minor scale, rather than Cm.
Ab major. It shares every note and every chord with F Minor; the difference is which chord feels like home.
capo 1 and play Em shapes, or capo 3 and play Dm shapes. The shapes you fret are from the other key; the sound is F Minor.
