Guitar Chords in the Key of F minor

Chords in the key of F Minor

F minor - G diminished (G°) - A♭ Major - B♭ minor - C minor - D♭ Major - E♭ Major

      Fm   Gdim   A♭   B♭m    Cm    D♭    E♭    
e|----1-----------4-----1-----------4-----6----|
B|----1-----------4-----2-----1-----6-----8----|
G|----1-----3-----5-----3-----0-----6-----8----|
D|----3-----5-----6-----3-----1-----6-----8----|
A|----------4-----6-----1-----3-----4-----6----|
E|----------3-----4----------------------------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII    

The key of F minor is the relative minor key of A♭ major.

Minor keys are formed with the same chords as their relative major key, by starting with the 6th (vi) chord of the major key. The chord formula for any minor key is minor, diminished, Major, minor, minor, Major, Major.

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of F Minor Using 7th Chords

F minor 7 - G minor 7 ♭5 - A♭ Major 7 - B♭ minor 7 - C minor 7 - D♭ Major 7 - E♭ Dominant 7

     Fm7  Gm7♭5 A♭Maj7 B♭m7  Cm7  D♭Maj7 E♭7    
e|----4-----------4-----1-----3-----4-----3----|
B|----4-----2-----4-----2-----4-----6-----2----|
G|----5-----3-----5-----1-----3-----5-----3----|
D|----3-----3-----5-----3-----5-----6-----1----|
A|----------x-----6-----1-----3-----4----------|
E|----------3-----4----------------------------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII