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The key of F minor

F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭

4 flats: B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭. Relative major: The key of A♭ major.

The triads of the key

i
Fm
ii°
G°
III
A♭
iv
B♭m
v
Cm
VI
D♭
VII
E♭

The seventh chords

i7
Fm7
iiø7
Gm7♭5
IIImaj7
A♭maj7
iv7
B♭m7
v7
Cm7
VImaj7
D♭maj7
VII7
E♭7

In practice the V of a minor key is almost always major, taken from the harmonic minor: C7 (V7), which carries the leading tone E.

F natural minor scale

Open it in the app: 6. Harmony, in F