F natural minor scale
The F natural minor scale is F G Ab Bb C Db Eb. It has the formula 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7: the third, sixth and seventh are a half step lower than in the major. It sounds more serious or sad.
- Notes
- F G Ab Bb C Db Eb
- Formula in degrees
- 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
- Steps
- W-H-W-W-H-W-W
W = whole step (2 half steps), H = half step (1 half step) and W½ = a whole step and a half (3 half steps).
On the fretboard
All the notes of the scale from fret 0 to 12, with the root highlighted. You can see the names or the degrees, and listen to it from the root up to the octave.
What the notes show
Relative scale
The relative of F natural minor is Ab major: it has the same notes, but starts on Ab.