F Minor Pentatonic Scale on Piano
F Minor Pentatonic: F A♭ B♭ C E♭. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: F A♭ B♭ C E♭
- Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): 1½ W W 1½ W
Finding it on the keys
- F is the white key just left of the three black keys
- White keys: F C
- Black keys: A♭ B♭ E♭
About the Minor Pentatonic scale
- Five notes, and the first scale most guitarists solo with.
- Rock and blues solos: it works over a whole minor or blues progression.
Chords that fit (from F Minor)
- i: Fm
- ii°: G°
- ♭III: A♭
- iv: B♭m
- v: Cm
- ♭VI: D♭
- ♭VII: E♭
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