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Chords in the key of F minor on ukulele

The key of F minor has seven diatonic chords: FmFmFmFm, G°, Ab, BbmBbmBbmBbm, CmCmCmCm, Db and Eb. As sevenths: Fm7Fm7Fm7Fm7, Gm7b5, Abmaj7Abmaj7Abmaj7Abmaj7, Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7, Cm7Cm7Cm7Cm7, Dbmaj7Dbmaj7Dbmaj7Dbmaj7 and Eb7Eb7Eb7Eb7. They come from the F natural minor scale, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db and Eb, one on each note. On ukulele, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has Eb in the bass.

On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.

Seventh chords in F minor on ukulele

Fm7, 1 3 1 3Fm71324AbEbFC
i · tonic1 3 1 3
Gm7b5, 0 1 1 1Gm7b5111GDbFBb
ii° · subdominant0 1 1 1
Abmaj7, 1 3 3 3Abmaj71234AbEbGC
III · tonic1 3 3 3
Bbm7, 1 1 1 1Bbm71111AbDbFBb
iv · subdominant1 1 1 1
Cm7, 3 3 3 3Cm71111BbEbGC
v · dominant3 3 3 3
Dbmaj7, 1 1 1 3Dbmaj71113AbDbFC
VI · subdominant1 1 1 3
Eb7, 3 3 3 4Eb71112BbEbGDb
VII · subdominant3 3 3 4

These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.

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