F natural minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the F natural minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: F · G · G# · A# · C · C# · D#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
F Natural minor
12b345b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
F
· Root
2
G
· Tension
b3
G#
· Third
4
A#
· Tension
5
C
· Fifth
b6
C#
· Tension
b7
D#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
F Natural minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
F G G# A# C C# D#
Typical use
Over minor chords, aeolian context.
Natural minor
The natural minor is the major scale's relative minor. It has a dark, melancholic sound and is the reference scale for minor chords in an Aeolian context.
Notes of the F natural minor scale: F · G · G# · A# · C · C# · D#.