Major & minor
F natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
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
How to play the F natural minor scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------3-4-6-| B|-------------------------2-4-6-------| G|-------------------1-3-5-------------| D|-------------1-3-5-------------------| A|-------1-3-4-------------------------| E|-1-3-4-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 1–6
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the F natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
