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Chord progression · F minor

The epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) in F minor

A dramatic, anthemic minor loop used all over rock, pop and film music. It’s the pop progression’s darker twin — the same chords, starting from the minor chord.

Chords in F minor
Fm→D♭→A♭→E♭
Numerals
iVIIIIVII

Play along

4 bars of 4 beats, looping · pick a key above to transpose

1Fmi
2D♭VI
3A♭III
4E♭VII

Strum pattern: ↓   ↓↑  ↑↓↑ (down, down-up, up-down-up) — count “1 2 & 3 & 4 &”. Learn this strum →

The chords

i Fm
1F3C4F1A♭1C1F
1A♭C2F3C
FCA♭F A♭ C
VI D♭
4fr×1D♭2A♭3D♭4F1A♭
1A♭2D♭3F4D♭
FC5A♭D♭D♭/F
III A♭
4fr1A♭3E♭4A♭2C1E♭1A♭
1A♭2E♭4A♭3C
CE♭A♭A♭/E♭
VII E♭
6fr×1E♭2B♭3E♭4G1B♭
G3E♭4G1B♭
GC5E♭B♭E♭ G B♭

Piano voicings use inversions so each chord is as close as possible to the one before — your hand barely moves. Switch to “Root position” to compare.

i–VI–III–VII in every key

CmC♯mDmE♭mEmFmF♯mGmG♯mAmB♭mBm

More progressions in F minor

i–iv–V–ii–VII–VI–V