The key of F major has 1 flat. For reference, here are the notes in the F major scale:
- F
- G
- A
- B Flat
- C
- D
- E
All the chords in the key of F major 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 Major
- G Minor
- A Minor
- B Flat Major
- C Major
- D Minor
- E Diminished
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 Major or F Major Seventh
The first chord (I) in the key of F major is the F major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F major chord on guitar.
The F major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the I chord in the key of F major. Below is my favorite way to play the F major seventh chord.
ii Chord — G Minor or G Minor Seventh
The second chord (ii) in the key of F major is the G minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G minor chord on guitar.
The G minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the ii chord in the key of F major. Below is my favorite way to play the G minor seventh chord.
iii Chord — A Minor or A Minor Seventh
The third chord (iii) in the key of F major is the A minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A minor chord on guitar.
The A minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iii chord in the key of F major. Below is my favorite way to play the A minor seventh chord.
IV Chord — B Flat Major or B Flat Major Seventh
The fourth chord (IV) in the key of F major is the B flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B flat major chord on guitar.
The B flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the IV chord in the key of F major. Below is my favorite way to play the B flat major seventh chord.
V Chord — C Major or C Dominant Seventh
The fifth chord (V) in the key of F major is the C major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C major chord on guitar.
The C dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the V chord in the key of F major. Below is my favorite way to play the C dominant seventh chord.
vi Chord — D Minor or D Minor Seventh
The sixth chord (vi) in the key of F major is the D minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D minor chord on guitar.
The D minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the vi chord in the key of F major. Below is my favorite way to play the D minor seventh chord.
viidim Chord — E Diminished or E Minor Seventh Flat Five
The seventh chord (viidim) in the key of F major is the E diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E diminished chord on guitar.
The E minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the viidim chord in the key of F major. Below is my favorite way to play the E minor seventh flat five chord.
Chord Progressions in the Key of F Major
Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of F Major that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.
1. F Major, B Flat Major, C Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----2---2---
A| --3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
E| --1---1-----------------------
2. F Major, C Major, D Minor, B Flat Major
E| --1---1-----0---0-----1---1-----1---1---
B| --1---1-----1---1-----3---3-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----3---3---
D| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0-----3---3---
A| --3---3-----3---3---------------1---1---
E| --1---1---------------------------------
3. F Major, B Flat Major, F Major, C Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----2---2---
A| --3---3-----1---1-----3---3-----3---3---
E| --1---1---------------1---1-------------
4. F Major, A Minor, B Flat Major, D Minor
E| --1---1-----0---0-----1---1-----1---1---
B| --1---1-----1---1-----3---3-----3---3---
G| --2---2-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2---
D| --3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
A| --3---3-----0---0-----1---1-------------
E| --1---1---------------------------------
5. D Minor, B Flat Major, F Major, C Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --3---3-----3---3-----1---1-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
D| --0---0-----3---3-----3---3-----2---2---
A| ------------1---1-----3---3-----3---3---
E| ----------------------1---1-------------
6. B Flat Major, F Major, C Major, F Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----0---0-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1---
G| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3---
A| --1---1-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3---
E| ------------1---1---------------1---1---
7. F Major, D Minor, B Flat Major, C Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----3---3-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
D| --3---3-----0---0-----3---3-----2---2---
A| --3---3---------------1---1-----3---3---
E| --1---1---------------------------------
8. G Minor, C Major, F Major, D Minor
E| --3---3-----0---0-----1---1-----1---1---
B| --3---3-----1---1-----1---1-----3---3---
G| --3---3-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---
D| --5---5-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
A| --5---5-----3---3-----3---3-------------
E| --3---3---------------1---1-------------
9. F Major, B Flat Major, D Minor, C Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----3---3-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----0---0---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----0---0-----2---2---
A| --3---3-----1---1---------------3---3---
E| --1---1---------------------------------
10. F Major, G Minor, A Minor, B Flat Major, C Major
E| --1---1-----3---3-----0---0-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
D| --3---3-----5---5-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2---
A| --3---3-----5---5-----0---0-----1---1-----3---3---
E| --1---1-----3---3---------------------------------
11. F Major, B Flat Major, G Minor, C Major
E| --1---1-----1---1-----3---3-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----3---3-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----3---3-----3---3-----0---0---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----5---5-----2---2---
A| --3---3-----1---1-----5---5-----3---3---
E| --1---1---------------3---3-------------
12. F Major, C Major, D Minor, A Minor, B Flat Major, F Major, B Flat Major, C Major
E| --1---1-----0---0-----1---1-----0---0-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----0---0---
B| --1---1-----1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----3---3-----1---1---
G| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----0---0---
D| --3---3-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----2---2---
A| --3---3-----3---3---------------0---0-----1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
E| --1---1---------------------------------------------1---1-----------------------
