![]() The F minor 7th interval is equal to 7 whole notes, which in F Minor is E♭. Triad into a F Minor 7th by adding the note 7 notes above F to the Chord. There are four types of 7th chord, and they’re called 7ths, because each one adds a note that is 7 notes from the root. Here are the two suspended chords of Fm played together (starting with the default Fm chord for comparison): F Minor 7th chords.īefore we move onto the key of F Minor and how to work in it, a final word on 7th chords. Each adds a profoundly different character to theįm Suspended chords. ![]() If it’s moved down one whole note, it’s a SuspendedĢnd, and if it’s moved up one whole note, it’s a Suspended 4th. Regular triads in which the middle note – the third – is moved. Suspended chords AKA ‘sus chords’ are simply Each may also transition more smoothly between other chords in your progressions, without changing the pitch of your F Minor chord: F Minor Suspended chords. Perhaps this is easier to understand in a simple chart: Chordį Minor (1st Inversion): F Minor (2nd Inversion): Try playng the inversions together with the root – the voicings create quite different textures. The ‘voice leading’ each respective chord is F, A♭, C. In the image above, we can see the default triad, 1st inversion and 2nd inversion. This has the effect of changing which note is at the root of the chord. It can seem a bit confusing, at first, but it’s super useful when you get your head around it!Īs discussed earlier, ‘inversions’ are ways of playing the same chord but with one or more of the same notes played in a different octave. You can choose which ‘version’ of the chord to play. The lower C is one whole octave below the higher one.ĭo you see that this is an example of the same chord with the one played on a different octave? This is a ‘version’ of the root chord – or, as we call it in music theory, an ‘Inversion’. C is 7 semitones up from F, and therefore 5 semitones down from it, too. Remember that an octave is made up of 12 semitones? In the chord of F Minor, the fifth is C. Progressions as you know they’ll sound ‘correct’ even when played on top of one another. These are ‘relative’ chords – very useful when writing chord 4A = F Minor, and is positioned next to 4B = A Flat Major. Look at the lower left side of the wheel. The outer ring has the Major chords, the inner ring has Minors. The ‘Camelot’ Wheel) you’ll be familiar with the way chords ‘connect’ based on their position on the wheel. If you’ve ever seen the Mixed in Key Harmonic Regardless of scale, the 1st and 5th together always signify which chord is being played.Įvery Major chord has a relative Minor chord that complements it. The 1st and 5th notes are the over-arching chord tones. The middle note, or third, is what signifies whether a chord is Major or Minor. So, we can count four keys (or 3 whole notes) up from F to reach the third – A♭. ![]() On a piano, a semi-tone step is simply a key up or down from the current key. We call this note the ‘third’ because it is three whole notes from the root, F. In F Minor, the middle note is 4 semitones above the root. The number of semitones between each note varies if the chord is Major or Minor. Starting from the root, triad chords contain 2 additional chord tones. We already have the Root, third and fifth present in the basic triad. These additional notes are called ‘chord tones’. You can add notes, or ‘complexity’ to this F Minor triad and increase the polyphony. The basic triad of F Minor looks like this: Chord ![]() Learn how to use the chord and key of F Minor with our guide! It’s one of the most common chords in modern music and the root key of many smash-hit songs. The chord and key of F Minor (and how to use it in your songs).
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