F Natural Minor Scale

The F Natural Minor Scale has a minor quality due to its minor Third A. The Natural Minor Scale, like F Natural Minor, is a very common scale in Western music and produces a generally sad sound. F Natural Minor Scale is classified as a heptatonic scale as it has seven notes, F, G, A, B, C, D, E. The F Natural Minor Scale is also known as a diatonic scale which conforms to specific rules. The F Natural Minor Scale was originally formed from the identical F Aeolian Mode.

Below you will find the F Natural Minor Scale notes, notation, patterns, degrees, intervals and more. You can also opt to see the F Natural Minor Scale on your preferred instrument.

Theoretical Only

The F Natural Minor Scale is considered theoretical only as it has double sharps or flats in the key signature.

The usual alternative is the enharmonic equivalent E Natural Minor Scale

Notes Ascending

F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F

Notes Descending

F, E, D, C, B, A, G, F

Pattern Ascending

T, S, T, T, S, T, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

T, T, S, T, T, S, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Degrees Ascending

NoteNumberName
F1Tonic
G2Supertonic
A3Mediant
B4Subdominant
C5Dominant
D6Submediant
E7Subtonic
F8Tonic (Octave)

Degrees Descending

NoteNumberName
F8Tonic (Octave)
E7Subtonic
D6Submediant
C5Dominant
B4Subdominant
A3Mediant
G2Supertonic
F1Tonic

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
F > F0Perfect Unison (P1)
F > G2Major 2nd (M2)
F > A3minor 3rd (m3)
F > B5Perfect 4th (P4)
F > C7Perfect 5th (P5)
F > D8minor 6th (m6)
F > E10minor 7th (m7)
F > F12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
F > F0Perfect Unison (P1)
F > E2Major 2nd (M2)
F > D4Major 3rd (M3)
F > C5Perfect 4th (P4)
F > B7Perfect 5th (P5)
F > A9Major 6th (M6)
F > G10minor 7th (m7)
F > F12Perfect Octave (P8)

Scales related to F Natural Minor Scale

Enharmonic Equivalent Scale

Scale with the same root and notes as the F Natural Minor Scale but different spelling.

E Natural Minor Scale

Relative Major Scale

Major scale with the same notes as F Natural Minor Scale but in a different order.

G Major Scale

Parallel Major Scale

Major scale with the same root note as F Natural Minor Scale.

F Major Scale

Chords related to F Natural Minor Scale

Related Triads

These chords have been built using the notes of the F Natural Minor Scale. The chords are in degree order and shown in Roman numerals (lowercase = minor/diminished, uppercase = Major/Augmented).

i Chord - F Minor

iio Chord - G Diminished

III Chord - G Major

iv Chord - A Minor

v Chord - C Minor

VI Chord - C Major

VII Chord - D Major

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