Guitar scale · Major & minor
F natural minor scale on guitar
Every position of the F natural minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is A♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of F minor.
- Notes
- FGA♭B♭CD♭E♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 1–6, ascending
e|-------------------------------3-4-6-| B|-------------------------2-4-6-------| G|-------------------1-3-5-------------| D|-------------1-3-5-------------------| A|-------1-3-4-------------------------| E|-1-3-4-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 1, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the F natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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