F major · 1 flat
Chords in F major
F major has 1 flat, and its notes are F, G, A, B♭, C, D and E. Its seven chords are F, Gm, Am, B♭, C, Dm and E°; with sevenths, Fmaj7, Gm7, Am7, B♭maj7, C7, Dm7 and Em7♭5.
The seven chords of F major
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | F | Fmaj7 | Tonic | F A C E |
| ii | Gm | Gm7 | Subdominant | |
| iii | Am | Am7 | Tonic | A C E G |
| IV | Subdominant | |||
| V | C | C7 | Dominant | |
| vi | Dm | Dm7 | Tonic | D F A C |
| vii° | E° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in F major. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- FI
- IV
- C7V7
- FI
ii V I
- Gm7ii7
- C7V7
- Fmaj7Imaj7
Common progressions in F major
- ii V I ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Gm7
- C7
- Fmaj7
- I V vi IV I V vi IV
- F
- C
- Dm
- vi IV I V vi IV I V
- Dm
- F
- C
- I vi IV V I vi IV V
- F
- Dm
- C
- I IV V I IV V I
- F
- C
- F
- 12 bar blues I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7
- F7
- F7
- F7
- F7
- F7
- F7
- C7
- F7
- C7
- iii vi ii V I iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Am7
- Dm7
- Gm7
- C7
- Fmaj7
- I vi ii V Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7
- Fmaj7
- Dm7
- Gm7
- C7
- ii bII I ii7 bII7 Imaj7
- Gm7
- Fmaj7
- Backdoor progression iv7 bVII7 Imaj7
- Fmaj7
- I bVII IV I bVII IV I
- F
- F
- Royal road progression IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi
- C7
- Am7
- Dm