F Harmonic Minor Scale
The F Harmonic Minor scale contains 7 notes: F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E.
F Harmonic Minor scale on the piano
Snabbfakta
- Scale type
- Harmonic Minor
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- W–H–W–W–H–W+H–H
What is the Harmonic Minor scale?
Harmonic minor is the natural minor scale with a raised seventh. Raising that note restores the leading tone, so the dominant chord becomes major and resolves strongly to the tonic. The step and a half between the sixth and seventh gives the scale its distinctive colour.
F Harmonic Minor is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of F Harmonic Minor
| Steg | Ton | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | G | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | A♭ | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | B♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | C | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | D♭ | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | E | M7 | 11 |
Chords in F Harmonic Minor
These are the triads built on each degree of F Harmonic Minor using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on F
Every scale type that starts on F, for comparison.
Harmonic Minor in every key
Vanliga frågor
What notes are in the F Harmonic Minor scale?
The F Harmonic Minor scale has 7 notes: F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E.
What is the formula for the F Harmonic Minor scale?
The F Harmonic Minor scale follows the step pattern W–H–W–W–H–W+H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What chords are in the F Harmonic Minor scale?
The triads built from the F Harmonic Minor scale are Fm, Gdim, A♭aug, B♭m, C, D♭, Edim.
