F Minor Guitar Chords and Chord Progressions

The key of F minor has four flats. For reference, here are the notes in the F minor scale:

  • F
  • G
  • A Flat
  • B Flat
  • C
  • D Flat
  • E Flat

All the chords in the key of F 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 Minor
  • G Diminished
  • A Flat Major
  • B Flat Minor
  • C Minor
  • D Flat Major
  • E 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 Minor or F Minor Seventh

The first chord (i) in the key of F minor is the F minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F minor chord on guitar.

F Minor chord chart for guitar

The F minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the i chord in the key of F minor. Below is my favorite way to play the F minor seventh chord.

F Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

iidim Chord — G Diminished or G Minor Seventh Flat Five

The second chord (iidim) in the key of F minor is the G diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G diminished chord on guitar.

G Diminished chord chart for guitar

The G minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iidim chord in the key of F minor. Below is my favorite way to play the G minor seventh flat five chord.

G Minor Seventh Flat Five chord chart for guitar

III Chord — A Flat Major or A Flat Major Seventh

The third chord (III) in the key of F minor is the A flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A flat major chord on guitar.

A Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The A flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the III chord in the key of F minor. Below is my favorite way to play the A flat major seventh chord.

A Flat Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

iv Chord — B Flat Minor or B Flat Minor Seventh

The fourth chord (iv) in the key of F minor is the B flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B flat minor chord on guitar.

B Flat Minor chord chart for guitar

The B flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iv chord in the key of F minor. Below is my favorite way to play the B flat minor seventh chord.

B Flat Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

v Chord — C Minor or C Minor Seventh

The fifth chord (v) in the key of F minor is the C minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C minor chord on guitar.

C Minor chord chart for guitar

The C minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the v chord in the key of F minor. Below is my favorite way to play the C minor seventh chord.

C Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

VI Chord — D Flat Major or D Flat Major Seventh

The sixth chord (VI) in the key of F minor is the D flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D flat major chord on guitar.

D Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The D flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VI chord in the key of F minor. Below is my favorite way to play the D flat major seventh chord.

D Flat Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

VII Chord — E Flat Major or E Flat Dominant Seventh

The seventh chord (VII) in the key of F minor is the E flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E flat major chord on guitar.

E Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The E flat dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VII chord in the key of F minor. Below is my favorite way to play the E flat dominant seventh chord.

E Flat Dominant Seventh chord chart for guitar

Chord Progressions in the Key of F Minor

Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of F Minor that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.

1. F Minor, B Flat Minor, C Minor

E| --1---1-----1---1-----3---3---
B| --1---1-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --1---1-----3---3-----5---5---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----5---5---
A| --3---3-----1---1-----3---3---
E| --1---1-----------------------

2. F Minor, B Flat Minor, D Flat Major, C Minor

E| --1---1-----1---1-----4---4-----3---3---
B| --1---1-----2---2-----6---6-----4---4---
G| --1---1-----3---3-----6---6-----5---5---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----6---6-----5---5---
A| --3---3-----1---1-----4---4-----3---3---
E| --1---1---------------------------------

3. F Minor, D Flat Major, A Flat Major, B Flat Minor

E| --1---1-----4---4-----4---4-----1---1---
B| --1---1-----6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --1---1-----6---6-----5---5-----3---3---
D| --3---3-----6---6-----6---6-----3---3---
A| --3---3-----4---4-----6---6-----1---1---
E| --1---1---------------4---4-------------

4. F Minor, E Flat Major, D Flat Major

E| --1---1-----6---6-----4---4---
B| --1---1-----8---8-----6---6---
G| --1---1-----8---8-----6---6---
D| --3---3-----8---8-----6---6---
A| --3---3-----6---6-----4---4---
E| --1---1-----------------------

5. F Minor, B Flat Minor, A Flat Major, D Flat Major

E| --1---1-----1---1-----4---4-----4---4---
B| --1---1-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
G| --1---1-----3---3-----5---5-----6---6---
D| --3---3-----3---3-----6---6-----6---6---
A| --3---3-----1---1-----6---6-----4---4---
E| --1---1---------------4---4-------------

6. F Minor, G Diminished, C Minor, F Minor

E| --1---1---------------3---3-----1---1---
B| --1---1-----11--11----4---4-----1---1---
G| --1---1-----12--12----5---5-----1---1---
D| --3---3-----11--11----5---5-----3---3---
A| --3---3-----10--10----3---3-----3---3---
E| --1---1-------------------------1---1---

7. D Flat Major, E Flat Major, F Minor

E| --4---4-----6---6-----1---1---
B| --6---6-----8---8-----1---1---
G| --6---6-----8---8-----1---1---
D| --6---6-----8---8-----3---3---
A| --4---4-----6---6-----3---3---
E| ----------------------1---1---

8. F Minor, D Flat Major, A Flat Major, E Flat Major

E| --1---1-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
B| --1---1-----6---6-----4---4-----8---8---
G| --1---1-----6---6-----5---5-----8---8---
D| --3---3-----6---6-----6---6-----8---8---
A| --3---3-----4---4-----6---6-----6---6---
E| --1---1---------------4---4-------------

9. F Minor, D Flat Major, F Minor, D Flat Major

E| --1---1-----4---4-----1---1-----4---4---
B| --1---1-----6---6-----1---1-----6---6---
G| --1---1-----6---6-----1---1-----6---6---
D| --3---3-----6---6-----3---3-----6---6---
A| --3---3-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
E| --1---1---------------1---1-------------

10. F Minor, C Minor, F Minor, B Flat Minor

E| --1---1-----3---3-----1---1-----1---1---
B| --1---1-----4---4-----1---1-----2---2---
G| --1---1-----5---5-----1---1-----3---3---
D| --3---3-----5---5-----3---3-----3---3---
A| --3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----1---1---
E| --1---1---------------1---1-------------

11. F Minor, A Flat Major, E Flat Major, F Minor

E| --1---1-----4---4-----6---6-----1---1---
B| --1---1-----4---4-----8---8-----1---1---
G| --1---1-----5---5-----8---8-----1---1---
D| --3---3-----6---6-----8---8-----3---3---
A| --3---3-----6---6-----6---6-----3---3---
E| --1---1-----4---4---------------1---1---

12. F Minor, D Flat Major, A Flat Major, B Flat Minor

E| --1---1-----4---4-----4---4-----1---1---
B| --1---1-----6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --1---1-----6---6-----5---5-----3---3---
D| --3---3-----6---6-----6---6-----3---3---
A| --3---3-----4---4-----6---6-----1---1---
E| --1---1---------------4---4-------------

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