F minor chord progressions.

Ten progressions in F minor, spelled out. Play and loop any of them, download it as MIDI, or open it in the generator.

The F minor scale. Play a progression to see its chords here.

Ten F minor chord progressions

The pop-minor loop

Fm, D♭, A♭, E♭, smooth under a soul vocal.

FmiD♭VIA♭IIIE♭VII
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The descending cadence

Fm, E♭, D♭, C, from F minor down to a major C.

FmiE♭VIID♭VICV
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The plain cadence

B♭m, C, Fm, with the E natural of C as the tension.

FmiB♭mivCV
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The slow-jam three

Fm, D♭, E♭, three chords that carry a slow jam.

FmiD♭VIE♭VII
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The rise to A♭

Fm, B♭m, E♭, A♭, into A♭ major, the relative key.

FmiB♭mivE♭VIIA♭III
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The minor two-five-one

Gm7♭5, C7, Fm, made for seventh chords and a Rhodes.

Gm7♭5iiøC7V7Fmi
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Bright for a moment

Fm, A♭, E♭, D♭, then it sinks back.

FmiA♭IIIE♭VIID♭VI
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The cinematic climb

D♭, E♭, Fm, from D♭ and E♭ into home.

D♭VIE♭VIIFmi
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The rolling loop

Fm, E♭, D♭, E♭, heavy and rolling.

FmiE♭VIID♭VIE♭VII
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The sorrowful approach

D♭, B♭m, C, the minor B♭m making it ache.

FmiD♭VIB♭mivCV
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The pop-minor loop

FmiD♭VIA♭IIIE♭VII
120 BPM

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F minor has four flats and a deep, shadowed sound; it is a favourite of soul, R&B and cinematic producers. Its chords are Fm, G°, A♭, B♭m, Cm, D♭ and E♭, and the major C brings in an E natural to pull home. A♭ major is the relative major, F major the parallel. It is less common on guitar, which is one reason it sounds fresh in a keyboard-led track.

The chords of F minor

Seven chords, one on each note of the scale. Songs in F minor often borrow C, the major V, for a stronger pull home.

Fm is sounding: F, A♭ and C.

F minor

FGA♭B♭CD♭E♭

A♭ major

A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG

Make your own in F minor

The generator, set to F minor. Lock the chords you like, generate the rest, then download it as MIDI.

More in and around F minor

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Questions.

What chords are in F minor?

Fm, G°, A♭, B♭m, Cm, D♭ and E♭; the flats are B♭, E♭, A♭ and D♭, and C is major with an E natural.

What is F minor good for?

Soul, R&B, neo-soul and film cues: it sits low and warm on keys and leaves room above for a voice.

What is the relative major of F minor?

A♭ major, which has the same four flats; F major is the parallel major.

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