F Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The F Minor scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: F G Ab Bb C Db Eb

Tuning: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|--6---8-----|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--3---5---6-|
A|--4---6-----|
D|--5---6---8-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|-10--11--13-|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-10--11--13-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|-11--13-----|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-10--11--13-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--3---5---6-|
B|--1---3---4-|
G|--1---3-----|
D|--0---1---3-|
A|--1---2---4-|
D|--3---5---6-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|--5---6---8-|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--3---5---6-|
A|--4---6-----|
D|--5---6---8-|

3NPS - First Position

d|--3---5---6-|
B|--1---3---4-|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--1---3---5-|
A|--2---4---6-|
D|--5---6---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 10 10 9 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 6 5 6 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 9 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 8 6 6 8`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 13 11 10 11 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 10 8 8 10`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 3`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 8`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 5`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 3`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 11 10 8 8 10`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 11 13 12 13 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 8`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 1`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`1 1 1 3 2 x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 11 13 12 13 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 11 8 8 8 x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 11 10 12 11 x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 x`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 8`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 10 10 8 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 6 6 6 x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 5 3 4 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb

d|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
B|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
D|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------4-------1-------4-------1-------4-------1-------4-------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
G|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
A|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
G|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D|5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------|
A|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb

d|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---|
G|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3---1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|
D|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|1-------------------------------------------------------5-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|1-------------------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---|
D|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---|3---1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|
A|3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---|
D|5---3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------|
A|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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