The plain minor scale — the relative minor of a major key, using the same notes from a different home note.
| Notes | F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb |
|---|---|
| Steps | W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole, H = half) |
| Also called | Aeolian |
Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.
The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.
| Degree | Triad | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Fm7 |
| ii° | Gdim | Gm7♭5 |
| ♭III | A♭ | A♭maj7 |
| iv | B♭m | B♭m7 |
| v | Cm | Cm7 |
| ♭VI | D♭ | D♭maj7 |
| ♭VII | E♭ | E♭7 |
These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:
Fm – E♭ – D♭
Fm – B♭m – Cm
Fm – D♭ – A♭ – E♭
Hear these and thousands of real songs that use them in the Song Chords Database and the progressions reference.
See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.