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F minor scale on guitar

F minor has 7 notes: F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

F minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteFGA♭B♭CD♭E♭
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

F minor on the whole neck

Every F minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

F minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F minor
Note names
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F minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1512b345b6b71245b6b712b345b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b612b345b6b7126E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F minor
Degrees

F minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a F falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

F minor, position 1, frets 1 to 512b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    F minor, position 2, frets 3 to 62b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–6, 17 notes
      F minor, position 3, frets 6 to 1045b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        F minor, position 4, frets 8 to 125b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          F minor, position 5, frets 10 to 14b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 16 notes

            Triads in F minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1FmF minor arpeggio
            2GdimG diminished arpeggio
            ♭3A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            4B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio
            5CmC minor arpeggio
            ♭6D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            ♭7E♭E♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in F minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            5Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6D♭maj7D♭maj7 arpeggio · D♭maj7 drop 2 · D♭maj7 drop 3 · D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7E♭7E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of F minor, starting from another root.

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