How to Play Fm on Piano

The F Minor chord sounds dark and inward. It stacks 3 notes: F – Ab – C.

Flattening the third by a semitone is the whole difference between major and minor. Everything else is identical.

Notes in Fm

NoteIntervalFinger
FF4Root1
AbAb4Minor 3rd3
CC5Perfect 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on F. Use finger 3 on Ab and finger 5 on C.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (Ab) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor Chords

Cm
C – Eb – G
C#m
C# – E – G#
Dm
D – F – A
Ebm
Eb – Gb – Bb
Em
E – G – B
F#m
F# – A – C#
Gm
G – Bb – D
G#m
G# – B – D#
Am
A – C – E
Bbm
Bb – Db – F
Bm
B – D – F#

Other F Chords

F6
F – A – C – D
F7
F – A – C – Eb
F9
F – A – C – Eb – G
F
F – A – C
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
Fdim
F – Ab – Cb
Faug
F – A – C#
Fsus2
F – G – C
Fsus4
F – Bb – C
Fdim7
F – Ab – Cb – Ebb
Fm6
F – Ab – C – D
Fadd9
F – A – C – G