Key of F minor
The key of F minor has four flats — B♭, E♭, A♭ and D♭. Its natural minor scale runs F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭, and building a triad on each of those seven notes — stacking thirds from the scale itself — produces the key's seven chords.
That gives three minor chords, three major chords and one diminished chord. Home base is Fm (i), flanked by B♭m (iv) and Cm (v); the majors A♭ (III), D♭ (VI) and E♭ (VII) brighten the key, and G° (ii°) appears mostly as a passing chord.
Relative major: A♭ major — the same seven chords, with A♭ as home base.
The seven chords of F minor
Common questions
- What chords are in the key of F minor?
- The seven chords in the key of F minor are Fm (i), G° (ii°), A♭ (III), B♭m (iv), Cm (v), D♭ (VI) and E♭ (VII).
- What is the relative major of F minor?
- A♭ major. The two keys share the same key signature and the same seven chords — A♭ major simply treats A♭, not Fm, as home.
- How many sharps or flats does F minor have?
- F minor has four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭ and D♭.