ScaleandArpeggioFingeringSheet

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Atthebeginningandendofeachscale,fingernumbersindicatedin orsubscriptshouldbeusedinsteadoffingernumbersimmediatelyfollowing
orprecedingthem.Forexample,theCscalebeginswitha5insteadofa1inthelefthand,anditendswitha5insteadofa1intherighthand.
Underlinednumbersindicatefingernumbersthatlandonthetonicnote.Colorsindicatescaleswiththesamefingering.Darkershadingindicates
patternsthatarehelpfultofocusonwhenplayinghandstogether(forexample,intheCscale,the3salwaysplayatthesametime).Insomescales
b b
suchasB andE ,onecanalsoconcentrateonthefingernumbersthatarenotshadeddarksincetheyformasecondpattern.
b b b b
Thefivemajorflatkeys:alwaysstartwiththerighthand2/3onD /E whenstartingtheD orE scales.Likewise,alwaysstartwiththerighthand
b b b b b b b
2/3/4onG /A /B whenstartingtheG ,A andB scales.Lefthandalwaysstartswith3onthefivemajorflatkeys,exceptforG .
b b
B,D andG scalesallhavethesamefingernumbersonthesameblackkeysforbothhands.

Practicetip:Onthefirstfewdaysoflearningascale,practicetwohandedclustersaccordingtothedarkshadingpatterns.Forexample,practice
b
bothhandsoftheFscalebyplayingF,thenGAB allatthesametimeineachhandasacluster,thenC,thenDEasacluster,andsoon.Forkeys
b rd
thatdonthaveclusters(suchasCorA ),simplystop(oraccent)eachtimethe3 fingersmeet.

Tolearnyourfirstfouroctavescale,narratethefollowingoutloudasyouplay: r.h.1onF l.h.1onG

l.h.3onA r.h.3onE
r.h.1onC l.h.1onC
l.h.4onD r.h.4onB

Scales:Major Scales:minor(harmonic)

C r.h. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 (5) c
(sameasCmajor)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
G r.h. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 (5) g
(sameasGmajor)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
D r.h. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 (5) d
(sameasDmajor)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
A r.h. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 (5) a
(sameasAmajor)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
E r.h. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 (5) e
(sameasEmajor)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
B r.h. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 (5) b
(sameasBmajor)
l.h. (4) 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
F r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 (4) f
(sameasFmajor)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
Bb r.h. 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 bb r.h. 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
l.h. 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 l.h. 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2
Eb r.h. 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 eb r.h. 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
l.h. 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 l.h. 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2
Ab r.h. 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 g# r.h.
(sameasAbmajor)
l.h. 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 l.h.
Db r.h. 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 c# r.h. 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
l.h. 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 l.h. 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
Gb r.h. 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 f# r.h. 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
l.h. 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 l.h. 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4

Naturalminor:Allscalefingeringsarethesameasharmonic Melodicminor:Allscalefingeringsarethesameasharmonic
minorexcept: minorexcept:

g# r.h. 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 c# r.h.
(sameasDbmajor)
l.h. 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 l.h.
#
Beginningtheblackkeynaturalminorscalesonthethirdnoteof f r.h. 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 (3)
eachscaleandfollowingthefingeringasnotatedresultsintheir
relativemajorscales. l.h. 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4
# #
Therighthanddescendswithsamefingeringasthef andc
harmonicminorscales.

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Arpeggios:Major Arpeggios:minor

C r.h. 1 2 3 1(5) F r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) c r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) f r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5)

l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1
G r.h. 1 2 3 1(5) Bb r.h. 4 1 2 4 g r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) bb r.h. 2 3 1 2
l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. 3 2 1 3 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. 3 2 1 3
D r.h. 1 2 3 1(5) Eb r.h. 4 1 2 4 d r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) eb r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5)
l.h. (5) 1 3 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 2 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1
A r.h. 1 2 3 1(5) Abr.h. 4 1 2 4 a r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) g# r.h. 4 1 2 4
l.h. (5) 1 3 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 2 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 2
E r.h. 1 2 3 1(5) Dbr.h. 4 1 2 4 e r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) c# r.h. 4 1 2 4
l.h. (5) 1 3 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 2 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 2
B r.h. 1 2 3 1(5) Gbr.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) b r.h. 1 2 3 1 (5) #
f r.h. 4 1 2 4
l.h. (5) 1 3 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 3 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 2

Arpeggios:Dominant7th Arpeggios:Diminished7th

C7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1(5) F7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5) a7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5) b7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5)

l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1
G7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1(5) Bb7r.h. 4 1 2 3 4 e7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5) d7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. 3 2 1 4 3 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1
D7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1(5) b7
E r.h. 4 1 2 3 4 7
c r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5) 7
f r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 3 2 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1
A7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1(5) b7
A r.h. 4 1 2 3 4 7
g r.h. 1 2 3 4 1 (5)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 3 2 l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1
E7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1(5) b7
D r.h. 4 1 2 3 4

l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1 l.h. 2 1 4 3 2

B7 r.h. 1 2 3 4 1(5)
l.h. (5) 1 4 3 2 1
b7
Alternately,theD arpeggiocanbefingered:
Db7r.h. 2 3 4 1 2
l.h. 4 3 2 1 4
Chromaticminorthirds
Gb7r.h. 2 3 4 1 2
l.h. 4 3 2 1 4 Thescalesbelowareshownincontrarymotioninamirrored
fashion.Ascendingscalefingeringsstartwiththebottomfinger
onF,anddescendingscalefingeringsstartwiththetopfingeron
B.Handstogetherinparallelmotionisnotnecessarysinceit
rarelyhappensinstandardrepertoire.
Sliding2fingering

r.h.ascending(F) 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 3
orl.h.descending(B)
ChromaticScale 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
r.h.descending(B) 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 3 5 4
Thestartingnoteofeachscaleisindicatedinparentheses.The orl.h.ascending(F)
alternatefingeringsarehardertolearnbuthavehigherspeed
2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2

potential.

Standardfingering Doublethumbfingering
r.h.(E) 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 r.h.ascending(F) 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 3
orl.h.descending(B)
l.h.(E) 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
Alternatefingerings r.h.descending(B) 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 3 5 4
r.h.ascending(B,EorA)or orl.h.ascending(F)
l.h.descending(F,CorG) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2
r.h.ascending(C,G,orD)or
l.h.descending(E,AorD) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1
th th
Anotheralternatefingeringemploysthe4 fingerbutnotthe5 .
Unfortunately,thisresultsinapatternthatrepeatseverytwo
octaves:

r.h.ascending(C)
orl.h.descending(E) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
(continued) 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3

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