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The Minor plagal cadence in F minor

Minor plagal cadence in F minor plays Fm and Bbm — i and iv — across 3 chords. The plagal cadence's minor-key cousin: a minor iv falling back to a minor i, a favorite darker substitute for the dominant.

The chords, in order

1Fmi
2Bbmiv
3Fmi

The shapes

iFm
F minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3, fret 3, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.
133111ivBbm
Bb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 3, fret 2, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.
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The same progression in a nearby key

Open Minor plagal cadence in F minor in the explorer →All seven chords in F minor →