F natural minor scale
The darker cousin of the major scale: its third, sixth and seventh notes are one key lower.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on F with finger 1. Going up the fingers are 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4. Your thumb tucks under after finger 4. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on F with finger 5. Going up the fingers are 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. After your thumb, finger 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in F minor
- Brooklyn BabyLana Del Rey
- It's Raining MenThe Weather Girls
- Just The Two Of UsGrover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers
- Viva La VidaColdplay
- Stay The NightZedd
- HeartbreakerPat Benatar
- When I See UFantasia
- All Of MeJohn Legend
- HappyPharrell Williams
- New DivideLinkin Park
- Final CountdownEurope
- Mas Que NadaSergio Mendes
- Are You With MeLost Frequencies
- In Too DeepGenesis
- Break The IceBritney Spears
- HelloAdele
- Valse TristeWilliam Gillock
- PyramidsFrank Ocean
- I Love To Praise HimDonnie McClurkin
- The Rains Of CastamereRamin Djawadi
- MotherlandNatalie Merchant
- A Thousand Kisses DeepLeonard Cohen
- Heart AttackDemi Lovato
- Grace By Which I StandKeith Green
Questions
What notes are in the F natural minor scale?
F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭ and E♭, then F again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the F natural minor scale?
Right hand going up: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4. Left hand going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in F minor?
Brooklyn Baby by Lana Del Rey, It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls and Just The Two Of Us by Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers are among the songs here in F minor.