The key of F flat minor has three flats and four double flats. For reference, here are the notes in the F flat minor scale:
- F Flat
- G Flat
- A Double Flat
- B Double Flat
- C Flat
- D Double Flat
- E Double Flat
All the chords in the key of F flat minor are made up of these seven notes, and each note gets to be the root note for one of the chords, thus making seven triad chords in this key.
- F Flat Minor
- G Flat Diminished
- A Double Flat Major
- B Double Flat Minor
- C Flat Minor
- D Double Flat Major
- E Double Flat Major
Note: In this article I’m using guitar chord charts that I created using Microsoft Paint. Here are all the guitar chord charts that are free to use personally and commercially under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
i Chord — F Flat Minor or F Flat Minor Seventh
The first chord (i) in the key of F flat minor is the F flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F flat minor chord on guitar.
The F flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the i chord in the key of F flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the F flat minor seventh chord.
iidim Chord — G Flat Diminished or G Flat Minor Seventh Flat Five
The second chord (iidim) in the key of F flat minor is the G flat diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G flat diminished chord on guitar.
The G flat minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iidim chord in the key of F flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the G flat minor seventh flat five chord.
III Chord — A Double Flat Major or A Double Flat Major Seventh
The third chord (III) in the key of F flat minor is the A double flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A double flat major chord on guitar.
The A double flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the III chord in the key of F flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the A double flat major seventh chord.
iv Chord — B Double Flat Minor or B Double Flat Minor Seventh
The fourth chord (iv) in the key of F flat minor is the B double flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B double flat minor chord on guitar.
The B double flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iv chord in the key of F flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the B double flat minor seventh chord.
v Chord — C Flat Minor or C Flat Minor Seventh
The fifth chord (v) in the key of F flat minor is the C flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C flat minor chord on guitar.
The C flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the v chord in the key of F flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the C flat minor seventh chord.
VI Chord — D Double Flat Major or D Double Flat Major Seventh
The sixth chord (VI) in the key of F flat minor is the D double flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D double flat major chord on guitar.
The D double flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VI chord in the key of F flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the D double flat major seventh chord.
VII Chord — E Double Flat Major or E Double Flat Dominant Seventh
The seventh chord (VII) in the key of F flat minor is the E double flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E double flat major chord on guitar.
The E double flat dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VII chord in the key of F flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the E double flat dominant seventh chord.
Chord Progressions in the Key of F Flat Minor
Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of F Flat Minor that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.
1. F Flat Minor, B Double Flat Minor, C Flat Minor
E| --0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
B| --0---0-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----4---4---
D| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
E| --0---0-----------------------
2. F Flat Minor, B Double Flat Minor, D Double Flat Major, C Flat Minor
E| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
B| --0---0-----1---1-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----4---4---
D| --2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----0---0-----3---3-----2---2---
E| --0---0---------------------------------
3. F Flat Minor, D Double Flat Major, A Double Flat Major, B Double Flat Minor
E| --0---0-----0---0-----3---3-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
D| --2---2-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
E| --0---0---------------3---3-------------
4. F Flat Minor, E Double Flat Major, D Double Flat Major
E| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0---
D| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
A| --2---2---------------3---3---
E| --0---0-----------------------
5. F Flat Minor, B Double Flat Minor, A Double Flat Major, D Double Flat Major
E| --0---0-----0---0-----3---3-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0---
D| --2---2-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----3---3---
E| --0---0---------------3---3-------------
6. F Flat Minor, G Flat Diminished, C Flat Minor, F Flat Minor
E| --0---0---------------2---2-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----10--10----3---3-----0---0---
G| --0---0-----11--11----4---4-----0---0---
D| --2---2-----10--10----4---4-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----9---9-----2---2-----2---2---
E| --0---0-------------------------0---0---
7. D Double Flat Major, E Double Flat Major, F Flat Minor
E| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----3---3-----0---0---
G| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0---
D| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
A| --3---3---------------2---2---
E| ----------------------0---0---
8. F Flat Minor, D Double Flat Major, A Double Flat Major, E Double Flat Major
E| --0---0-----0---0-----3---3-----2---2---
B| --0---0-----1---1-----0---0-----3---3---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
D| --2---2-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0---
A| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-------------
E| --0---0---------------3---3-------------
9. F Flat Minor, D Double Flat Major, F Flat Minor, D Double Flat Major
E| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0---
D| --2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3---
E| --0---0---------------0---0-------------
10. F Flat Minor, C Flat Minor, F Flat Minor, B Double Flat Minor
E| --0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----3---3-----0---0-----1---1---
G| --0---0-----4---4-----0---0-----2---2---
D| --2---2-----4---4-----2---2-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----0---0---
E| --0---0---------------0---0-------------
11. F Flat Minor, A Double Flat Major, E Double Flat Major, F Flat Minor
E| --0---0-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----0---0-----3---3-----0---0---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0---
D| --2---2-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----2---2---------------2---2---
E| --0---0-----3---3---------------0---0---
12. F Flat Minor, D Double Flat Major, A Double Flat Major, B Double Flat Minor
E| --0---0-----0---0-----3---3-----0---0---
B| --0---0-----1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
G| --0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----2---2---
D| --2---2-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
E| --0---0---------------3---3-------------
