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| Relative key | A♭ major | |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel key | F major | |
| Dominant key | ||
| Subdominant | ||
| Notes in this scale | ||
| F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F | ||
F minor is a minor scale based on F. The harmonic minor raises the E♭ to E♮. Its key signature has four flats. It has the pitches of F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, and F.
Its relative major is A-flat major, and its parallel major is F major.
F minor is a key that people often link with passion. Some famous pieces in the key of F minor are Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata, Haydn's Symphony No. 49 in F minor, La Passione, and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
In the Baroque period, music in F minor was usually written with a three-flat key signature. Some modern printings of such music keeps it written that way.
