Fm
Fm
F Minor
Beginner
Minor
Triad
Basic minor chord - sad, melancholic sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F
RootAb
Minor 3rdC
Perfect 5thInterval Details
F
Root
Ab
Minor 3rd
C
Perfect 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
F - Ab - C
Bass: FInversion 1
Ab - C - F
Bass: AbInversion 2
C - F - Ab
Bass: CCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Fm chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Fm
Fm/ma7
Fm7
Fm6
FmMaj7b6
Fmadd4
Fm7add11
Simplified
F5
Alternate Symbols
Fm
Fmin
F-
Tags
triad
minor
basic
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4