Minor 6th: The 6th note of the scale is Db.Perfect 5th: The 5th note of the scale is C.Perfect 4th: The 4th note of the scale is Bb.Minor 3rd: The 3rd note of the scale is Ab.Major 2nd: The 2nd note of the scale is G.
Tonic: The 1st note of the F harmonic minor scale is F.The formula for forming a harmonic minor scale is W-H-W-W-H-W 1/2-H. It’s now a half step (or semitone) higher. The seventh note of the scale has been changed from Eb to E. For the F harmonic minor scale, the notes are F – G – A♭- B♭- C – D♭- E – F. For example, the notes of the F natural minor scale are F – G – A♭- B♭- C – D♭- E♭- F. The harmonic minor scale raises the seventh note of the natural minor scale by a half-step, when ascending and descending the scale. Let’s now take a look at the F harmonic minor scale. Its notes are Eb – G – Bb.Ĭhords in the key of F minor. Let’s now take a look at the chords in the key of F minor. Thumb: 1, index finger: 2, middle finger: 3, ring finger: 4 and pinky finger: 5. What are the fingerings for the F minor scale? They are as follows: Finally, we move a whole step from Eb to F. From Db, we move up one whole step to Eb. Next, we move a whole step from Ab to Bb. Let’s start on F and move a whole step to G. (A whole step skips a key while a half step moves to the next key.) Let’s try this with the F minor scale. You can memorize this formula to form any natural minor scale: whole step – half step – whole step – whole step – half step – whole step – whole step or w – h – w – w – h – w – w. The sixth note of a major scale becomes the root note of its relative minor. The difference is the root note of the two scales. For the Ab major scale, it’s A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F and G. The notes of the F minor scale as we’ve seen are F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, and E♭. Minor keys and their relative major make use of the same notes. The relative major of F minor is Ab major. Here’s the F natural minor scale on piano. Here’s the F natural minor scale on the bass clef. Here’s a diagram of the F natural minor scale on the treble clef. Perfect 8th: F (one octave higher) is the 8th note of the B natural minor scale.Minor 7th: Eb is the 7th note of the scale.Minor 6th: Db is the 6th note of the scale.Perfect 5th: C is the 5th note of the scale.Perfect 4th: Bb is the 4th note of the scale.Minor 3rd: Ab is the 3rd note of the scale.Major 2nd: G is the 2nd note of the scale.Tonic: F is the 1st note of the F natural minor scale.To learn more about this scale and others, check out my course, Learn Scales & Music Theory & Give Yourself An Upper Hand. This scale consists of the pitches, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, and E♭. Let’s start with the F natural minor scale. We will take a look at the three types of minor scale, the natural minor, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales. This lesson is all about the F minor scale.