Major & Minor

Scale Fingering
Charts
A Resource for Piano Teachers

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eyboard technique is so
K important, especially for young
students who are just starting
out. "Curve your fingers," "Keep your
wrist flat," "Lead with your elbow," are
things I say (and write in student
assignment notebooks) on a weekly
basis.
I, like many of you, try to begin every
assignment sheet with warm-ups or
technique exercises because I know
they are important. And yet... it's hard
to convince students that these are
things worth practicing.
Related post: Three Things I'm Doing Differently in My Studio This Year
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The struggle is real. Tell me I'm not the
only one who has to fight this battle.
There are some things we can do as
teachers to better integrate technique
into our students’ musical experiences.
We can teach broken chord patterns in
the context of a pop song lead sheet,
scales in the context of a holiday piece,
and so on.
Another way is to choose (or create)
exercises that tie in directly with pieces
they are working on or pieces they are
about to start to help prepare them for
patterns and concepts that may be new
or unfamiliar to them and may pose a
challenge.
Need a technical reference sheet? Here
are all the major and minor scale
fingerings organized into an easy 2-
page printable.
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 Major Scale Fingerings
C Major Gb Major

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2
C D E F G A B C Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4

Db Major G Major

2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db G A B C D E F# G

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3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

D Major Ab Major

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
D E F# G A B C# D Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3

Eb Major A Major

3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb A B C# D E F# G# A
3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

E Major Bb Major

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
E F# G# A B C# D# E Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3

F Major B Major

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
F G A Bb C D E F B C# D# E F# G# A# B
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
 Minor Scale Fingerings

A Minor F# Minor (Melodic)

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
A B C D E F G A F# G# A B C# D# E# F#
A B C D E F G# A 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4
A B C D E F# G# A
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
C# Minor (Natural/Harmonic)

3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
E Minor

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C# D# E F# G# A B C#
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 C# D# E F# G# A B# C#
E F# G A B C D E 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
E F# G A B C D# E
E F# G A B C# D# E
C# Minor (Melodic)
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
3 4 1 2 3 4 1 3
B Minor C# D# E F# G# A# B# C#
3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
B C# D E F# G A B
B C# D E F# G A# B G# Minor (Natural)
B C# D E F# G# A# B
3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
G# A# B C# D# E F# G#
3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3
F# Minor (Natural/Harmonic)

2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 G# Minor (Harmonic/Melodic)
F# G# A B C# D E F#
3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
F# G# A B C# D E# F#
G# A# B C# D# E Fx G#
4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4
G# A# B C# D# E# Fx G#
3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
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