F minor chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning
Main chords: Fm (i), E♭ (♭VII), D♭ (♭VI)
The scale: F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭
Drones: No open course is in the Fm chord in this tuning. The courses are A D A D, low to high.
Capo 1: play it with E minor shapes, and every open course is in the key.
Common progressions
- i – ♭VII – ♭VI – ♭VII: Fm – E♭ – D♭ – E♭
- i – ♭VI – ♭VII – i: Fm – D♭ – E♭ – Fm
- i – iv – ♭VII – i: Fm – B♭m – E♭ – Fm (with the minor iv)
Basis: The Chiff & Fipple forum and common session practice: aeolian tunes lean on ♭VI and ♭VII (Em-D-C, Bm-G-A).
The seven chords in F minor
- i Fm3 3 3 6
- ii° Gdim10 8 10 11
- ♭III A♭3 6 6 6
- iv B♭m8 8 8 11
- v Cm3 5 6 5
- ♭VI D♭4 3 4 6
- ♭VII E♭6 5 6 8
Other modes on F
Other minor keys
F minor in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app