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F Natural Minor - lydian mode

Page contents index for F Natural Minor scale in Lydian mode.

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Notes and Key Siganature

Scale notes, degrees and key signature to F Natural Minor in Lydian mode.

F Natural Minor Scale notes and degrees

  • D♭
    Tonic   ( I )
  • E♭
    Supertonic   ( II )
  • F
    Mediant   ( iii )
  • G
    Subdominant   ( ivo )
  • A♭
    Dominant   ( V )
  • B♭
    Submediant   ( vi )
  • C
    Leading tone   ( vii )

F Natural Minor Scale Key Signature

F Natural Minor scale key signature consists of 4 accidental(s) : D♭ E♭ A♭ B♭

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Scale formula

F Natural Minor in Lydian mode. Scale formula expressed in terms of (H)alf and (W)hole steps.

  • D♭  
  • W  
  • E♭  
  • W  
  • F  
  • W  
  • G  
  • H  
  • A♭  
  • W  
  • B♭  
  • W  
  • C  
  • W  
  • D♭
H - (H)alf step (1 note) W - (W)hole step (2 notes)

Chromatic scale

Chromatic scale note names for F Natural Minor scale.

D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C

Fretboard

Layout of notes in F Natural Minor scale on the guitar fretboard.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭
B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭
G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭
D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭
A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭
E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭
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Positions

Fretboard positions for F Natural Minor in Lydian mode.

9 10 11 12 13
D♭ 1 D E♭ 3 E F 4
A♭ 1 A B♭ 3 B C 4
E F 2 G♭ G 4 A♭
B C 2 D♭ 3 D E♭ 4
G♭ G 2 A♭ 3 A B♭ 4
D♭ 1 D E♭ 3 E F 4
• :
11 12 13 14 15
E♭ 1 E F 3 G♭ G 4
B♭ 1 B C 3 D♭ 4 D
G♭ G 2 A♭ 3 A B♭
D♭ 1 D E♭ 3 E F 4
A♭ 1 A B♭ 3 B C 4
E♭ 1 E F 3 G♭ G 4
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1 2 3 4 5
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ 4 E
A♭ 1 A B♭ 3 B C
E♭ 1 E F 3 G♭ G 4
B♭ 1 B C 3 D♭ 4 D
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
• •
3 4 5 6 7
G 1 A♭ 2 A B♭ 4 B
D E♭ 2 E F 4 G♭
B♭ 1 B C 3 D♭ 4 D
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ 4 E
G 1 A♭ 2 A B♭ 4 B
• • •
4 5 6 7 8
A♭ 1 A B♭ 3 B C 4
E♭ 1 E F 3 G♭ G 4
B C 2 D♭ 3 D E♭
G♭ G 2 A♭ 3 A B♭ 4
D♭ 1 D E♭ 3 E F 4
A♭ 1 A B♭ 3 B C 4
• •
6 7 8 9 10
B♭ 1 B C 3 D♭ 4 D
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
D♭ 1 D E♭ 3 E F
A♭ 1 A B♭ 3 B C 4
E♭ 1 E F 3 G♭ G 4
B♭ 1 B C 3 D♭ 4 D
• •
8 9 10 11 12
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ 4 E
G 1 A♭ 2 A B♭ 4 B
E♭ 1 E F 3 G♭ G
B♭ 1 B C 3 D♭ 4 D
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ 4 E
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Guitar Finger Names

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Intervals

Intervals between two notes in F Natural Minor scale.

Scale intervals

Intervals for any two of F Natural Minor in Lydian mode.

D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C
D♭ U M2 M3 Aug4 P5 M6 M7
E♭ m7 U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6
F m6 m7 U M2 m3 P4 P5
G Dim5 m6 m7 U m2 m3 P4
A♭ P4 P5 M6 M7 U M2 M3
B♭ m3 P4 P5 M6 m7 U M2
C m2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 U

Interval codes

U - Unison O - Octave
m2 - minor 2nd M2 - Major 2nd
m3 - minor 3rd M3 - Major 3rd
Aug4 - Augmented 4th P4 - Perfect 4th
Dim5 - Diminished 5th P5 - Perfect 5th
m6 - minor 6th M6 - Major 6th
m7 - minor 7th M7 - Major 7th

Finding an interval's name

In order to find interval name between two notes using the tables below:

  • a ) choose a note from the the first column of "Scale Intervals" table,
  • b ) choose a note from the first row of "Scale Intervals" table,
  • c ) find the cell of intersection for the column and the row your chosen notes are in in "Scale Intervals" table,
  • d ) read interval code from the cell,
  • e ) decode interval code using "Interval Codes" table (optional).

Interval counts

Counts of intervals found in F Natural Minor scale.

Interval U M2 m2 M3 m3 Aug4 P4 Dim5 P5 M6 m6 M7 m7
Count 7 5 2 3 4 1 6 1 6 4 3 2 5

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Pentatonic

Pentatonic for F Natural Minor in Lydian mode.

F Natural Minor pentatonic consists of the following notes: D♭,F,G,A♭,C

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭
B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭
G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭
D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭
A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭
E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭
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Positions for pentatonic

Postions for pentatonic of F Natural Minor in Lydian mode.

9 10 11 12 13
D♭ 1 D E♭ E F 4
A♭ 1 A B♭ B C 4
E F 2 G♭ G 4 A♭
B C 2 D♭ 3 D E♭
G♭ G 2 A♭ 3 A B♭
D♭ 1 D E♭ E F 4
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1 2 3 4 5
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ E
A♭ 1 A B♭ B C
E♭ E F 3 G♭ G 4
B♭ B C 3 D♭ 4 D
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
• •
3 4 5 6 7
G 1 A♭ 2 A B♭ B
D E♭ E F 4 G♭
B♭ B C 3 D♭ 4 D
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ E
G 1 A♭ 2 A B♭ B
• • •
4 5 6 7 8
A♭ 1 A B♭ B C 4
E♭ E F 3 G♭ G 4
B C 2 D♭ 3 D E♭
G♭ G 2 A♭ 3 A B♭
D♭ 1 D E♭ E F 4
A♭ 1 A B♭ B C 4
• •
8 9 10 11 12
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ E
G 1 A♭ 2 A B♭ B
E♭ E F 3 G♭ G
B♭ B C 3 D♭ 4 D
F 1 G♭ G 3 A♭ 4 A
C 1 D♭ 2 D E♭ E
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Guitar Finger Names

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Modes

Modes of F Natural Minor scale (relative to Lydian mode).

Mode              
lydian D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C
mixolydian E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭
aeolian F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭
locrian G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F
ionian A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G
dorian B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭
phrygian C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭

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Relative Scale

Relative scale to F Natural Minor in Lydian mode.

Relative scale to this scale is Ab Major  Aeolian .

See Ab Major aeolian scale.

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Scale Chords

Various chords for F Natural Minor scale. Chords in this section are usable with any mode of this scale.

Short name (without a leading note) and number of chords of a given type are given in [] and the () respectively. Major triad names consist of the leading note only, hence no short name is shown for them here.

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Chords Shapes

Chords shapes for chords built on F Natural Minor scale.

Chord shapes with root note on G, D, A or E string.

Root note on G string

  • Major Triad
    e 1
    B 2
    G 3
    D          
    A          
    E          
  • Minor Triad
    e 1
    B 2
    G 3
    D          
    A          
    E          
  • Diminished
    e 1
    B 3
    G 4
    D          
    A          
    E          
  • Suspended 2nd
    e 1
    B 2
    G 3
    D          
    A          
    E          
  • Suspended 4th
    e 1
    B 4
    G 3
    D          
    A          
    E          

Root note on D string

  • Minor Triad
    e 3
    B 2
    G 1
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Diminished
    e 3
    B 1
    G 2
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Major Triad
    e 2
    B 1
    G 3
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Suspended 2nd
    e 3
    B 2
    G 1
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Suspended 4th
    e 2
    B 1
    G 4
    D 3
    A          
    E          
  • Major 7th
    e 1
    B 2
    G 3
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Minor 7th
    e 1
    B 3
    G 2
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Dominant 7th
    e 1
    B 2
    G 3
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Half-diminished 7th
    e 1
    B 2
    G 3
    D 4
    A          
    E          
  • Major 6th
    e 4
    B 2
    G 3
    D 1
    A          
    E          
  • Minor 6th
    e 3
    B 2
    G 4
    D 1
    A          
    E          
  • Major 9th
    e 3
    B 4
    G 1
    D 2
    A          
    E          
  • Minor 9th
    e 3
    B 4
    G 1
    D 2
    A          
    E          
  • Major add9
    e 4
    B 1
    G 2
    D 3
    A          
    E          
  • Minor add9
    e 4
    B 2
    G 1
    D 3
    A          
    E          

Root note on A string

  • Minor Triad
    e 1
    B 1 2
    G 1 3
    D 1 4
    A 1
    E          
  • Diminished
    e