F minor

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F minor

Relative key	A♭ major
Parallel key	F major
Component pitches
F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F

Also see: F major, or F-sharp minor.

F minor is a minor scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, and E♭. The harmonic minor raises the E♭ to E♮. Its key signature has four flats (see below: Scales and keys).

Its relative major is A-flat major, and its parallel major is F major.

Contents 1 Well-known classical compositions in this key 2 Well-known popular songs in this key 3 Scales and keys 4 Notes

F minor is a key often associated with passion. Two famous pieces in the key of F minor are Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata, and Haydn's Symphony No. 49 in F minor, La Passione.

Glenn Gould once said if he could be any key, he would be F-minor, because "it's rather dour, halfway between complex and stable, between upright and lascivious, between gray and highly tinted...There is a certain obliqueness."

[edit] Well-known classical compositions in this key

• Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 - Johann Sebastian Bach
• Fantaisie in F minor - Frédéric Chopin
• Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata) - Ludwig van Beethoven
• Ballade No. 4 in F Minor - Chopin
• Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 by Brahms
• Symphony No. 4 in F Minor by Tchaikovsky (see score).
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor - Chopin

See also: List of symphonies in F minor

[edit] Well-known popular songs in this key

• Michelle - The Beatles
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
• Break The Ice - Britney Spears
• Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
• The Sound Of - Jann Arden
• Your Love Is a Lie - Simple Plan

[edit] Scales and keys

v • d • e Diatonic Scales and Keys
	flats sharps major minor major minor 0 C, a 1 F d G e 2 B♭ g D b 3 E♭ c A f♯ 4 A♭ f E c♯ 5 D♭ b♭ B g♯ 6 G♭ e♭ F♯ d♯ 7 C♭ a♭ C♯ a♯
lower case letters are minor the table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale

[edit] Notes