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F Minor 7♯5

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The F Minor 7♯5 chord contains the notes F, A♭, C♯, and E♭.

Notes: F, A♭, C♯, E♭ · Piano keys: F A♭ C♯ E♭

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F – A♭ – C♯ – E♭

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Introduction

The F Minor 7♯5 chord is a four-note chord made up of F, A♭, C♯, and E♭.

Notes

Notes:F – A♭ – C♯ – E♭

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the F Minor 7♯5 is the tonic (i) chord of F Minor, which shares the signature of its relative major, Ab Major4 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

B♭E♭A♭D♭

Order of flats

Flats are added in a fixed order — the reverse of the sharp order. Each new flat key adds the next flat on the list.

BEADGCF

Mnemonic: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Chords in the Key of F Minor

These are the triads built on each degree of the F minor scale:

C1C2C3C4FCC6C7C8G#
iF Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iF MinorMinor
2ii°G DiminishedDiminished
3IIIG♯ MajorMajor
4ivA♯ MinorMinor
5vC MinorMinor
6VIC♯ MajorMajor
7VIID♯ MajorMajor

Same Notes, Other Names

The notes F – A♭ – C♯ – E♭ aren’t exclusive to this chord. Depending on which note is the bass and how the chord functions, the same pitches also spell:

D♭ Add 9

F Minor 7♯5 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the F Minor 7♯5 chord on piano?
The F Minor 7♯5 chord contains the notes F – A♭ – C♯ – E♭. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    J. S. Bach(1723)

    Two-Part Invention in F major, BWV 779

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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