Chords in the Key of F Minor
Every diatonic triad and seventh chord in F minor, with the progressions built from them. Free. No sign-up.
Key facts
Diatonic triads
Seventh chords
Stack one more scale tone on each triad and you get the seventh chords — same key, more color.
| Degree | Chord | Quality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 | Fm7 | minor 7th | F · Ab · C · Eb |
| iiø7 | Gm7b5 | half-diminished | G · Bb · Db · F |
| IIImaj7 | Abmaj7 | major 7th | Ab · C · Eb · G |
| iv7 | Bbm7 | minor 7th | Bb · Db · F · Ab |
| v7 | Cm7 | minor 7th | C · Eb · G · Bb |
| VImaj7 | Dbmaj7 | major 7th | Db · F · Ab · C |
| VII7 | Eb7 | dominant 7th | Eb · G · Bb · Db |
Common progressions in F minor
i–VI–III–VII
Fm – Db – Ab – Eb
The minor pop loop — same four chords as the major axis, started from the minor side.
i–iv–v
Fm – Bbm – Cm
The minor blues shape — all three chords stay minor in the natural scale.
i–VII–VI
Fm – Eb – Db
The descending rock lament, one whole step at a time.
i–iv–VII–III
Fm – Bbm – Eb – Ab
A circle-of-fifths descent — each root falls a fifth to the next.
How the key of F minor works
F Minor carries four flats (Bb, Eb, Ab and Db). The scale runs F–G–Ab–Bb–C–Db–Eb, and stacking every other note of that scale builds the seven chords above — every chord tone comes from those same seven notes.
Ab Major is the relative major: identical key signature, identical seven chords. Treat Ab — the III chord here — as home base and you are in Ab major without changing a note.
The parallel major, F Major, keeps the same root but raises the third, sixth, and seventh — its signature shifts to one flat (Bb). Moving a section from minor to parallel major is one of the oldest brightness tricks in songwriting.
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