F Minor Scale Guitar Lesson | How to Play

Learn how to play a new minor scale on guitar with this step-by-step F minor scale guitar lesson. You’ll learn scale positions, how the scale works, and more!

F Minor Scale Guitar Lesson

F minor scale notes

There are seven notes in the F natural minor scale, and 4 of them are flats.

  1. F
  2. G
  3. Ab
  4. Bb
  5. C
  6. Db
  7. Eb

F minor scale formula

The formula for the F Minor Scale and every other minor scale is 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7.

Learn more about the minor scale formula.

F Minor Scale Intervals (Half and Whole steps)

The half and whole step sequence for the F Minor Scale and every other minor scale is:
W-H-W-W-H-W-W

Scale degrees of the F minor scale

iii°IIIivvVIVII
FGAbBbCDbEb

F Minor Chord

The F Minor Chord is the root chord (the 1st chord) in the F Minor Scale.

F Minor Guitar Chord
F Minor Chord

Learn the guitar chords in the key of F minor

Relative major of F minor

The relative major of F minor is G# major.

How to play the F Minor Scale

You can play the F Minor Scale on guitar by finding the F note and following the minor scale formula, which results in the notes F-G-Ab-Bb-C-Db-Eb.

By doing this you’ll end up with countless positions and shapes for the F minor scale.

As for this lesson, you’ll look at the F minor scales’ CAGED positions and some related resources.

F Minor Scale CAGED Positions

Learn more about the CAGED system here.

Position 1

F Minor Scale Position 1 CAGED

Position 2

F Minor Scale Position 2 CAGED

Position 3

F Minor Scale Position 3 CAGED

Position 4

F Minor Scale Position 4 CAGED

Position 5

F Minor Scale Position 5 CAGED

Modes of F minor

The 7 modes of the F minor scale are:

  1. F Aeolian
  2. G Locrian
  3. Ab Ionian
  4. Bb Dorian
  5. C Phrygian
  6. Db Lydian
  7. Eb Mixolydian

F Minor Scale Guitar Fretboard Diagram

F Minor Scale Guitar Fretboard Diagram

F Minor Scale Guitar Fretboard Diagram PDF

Related Scales Resources

Guitar Chord Key Chart

Free Guitar Scales Chart for Beginners

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