Piano chord
F minor chord
Fm is a minor triad: the root F, a minor 3rd up to A♭ and a perfect 5th up to C.
- Symbol
- Fm
- Notes
- F – A♭ – C
Play it yourself
Tap F, A♭ and C on the keys below, in any order.
- F
- A♭
- C
Minor chords sound darker and more serious than major ones. The only difference is the middle note: the third is one half step lower.
Inversions of Fm
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
F – A♭ – C
- 1st inversion · Fm/A♭
A♭ – C – F
- 2nd inversion · Fm/C
C – F – A♭
Keys with Fm
Fm occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.