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Piano Minor Scales
PIANO SCALES There are not one but three Minor scales, all presented here with keyboard diagrams, notes and
fingerings. The three groups of Minor scales are:
Piano Major Scales
The Natural Minor (see below)
Piano Minor Scales
The Melodic Minor
Blues Scale Piano The Harmonic Minor

Jazz Scale Piano The Natural Minor Scale is often referred to simply as “the Minor Scale”. This scale can be confusing because it

Pentatonic Scales is in a way identical to the Major Scale. The A Minor Scale include exactly the same notes as the C Major Scale
which makes them relative keys (read more about this further down the page). See also arpeggios.
Exotic scales

Questions & answers Natural Minor Scales

Here are pictures and notes of scales.

RESOURCES A Minor A# / Bb Minor

Piano Scales Chart

Printable Scales
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 Fingerings

Exercises

Theory

Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A Notes: A#, C, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#

EXTRAS
Fingering (LH): 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 Fingering (LH): 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2
B Minor C Minor
Sheet music Fingering (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Fingering (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4

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Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C
Fingering (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1 Fingering (LH): 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1
Fingering (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Fingering (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

C# / Db Minor D Minor

Notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B, C# Notes: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D

Fingering (LH): 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3 Fingering (LH): 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1
Fingering (RH): 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 Fingering (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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D# / Eb Minor E Minor
 Notes: D#, F, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D# Notes: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D, E
Fingering (LH): 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2 Fingering (LH): 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1
Fingering (RH): 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3 Fingering (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

F Minor F# / Gb Minor

Notes: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F Notes: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E, F#

Fingering (LH): 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 Fingering (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4
Fingering (RH): 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4 Fingering (RH): 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

G Minor G# / Ab Minor

Notes: G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G Notes: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#

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 Fingering (LH): 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 Fingering (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2
Fingering (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Fingering (RH): 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

Minor Scales overview

A: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, B#, C#, D#, E# (F), F#, G#, A# / Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb
B: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B
C: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C
C#/Db: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B, C# / Db, Eb, Fb (E), Gb, Ab, Bbb (A), Cb (B), Db
D: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, E# (F), F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D# / Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb (B), Db, Eb
E: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D, E
F: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F
F#/Gb: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E, F# / Gb, Ab, Bbb (A), Cb (B), Db, Ebb (D), Fb (E), Gb
G: G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G
G#/Ab: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G# / Ab, Bb, Cb (B), Db, Eb, Fb (E), Gb, Ab
* Concerning the use of B#, Bbb, Cb, Ebb, Fb and E#. This is theoretically correct since it is preferable to avoid the same letter

twice. Still, these names are not used adjacent to the diagrams to avoid confusions.

Fingering: 1 = Thumb | 2 = index finger | 3 = middle finger | 4 = ring finger | 5 = little finger.
LH = Left hand | RH = Right hand

Intervals and steps

Intervals: 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7
Semi-notes: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2
Formula: Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole

Minor scales with note letters (sheet music PDF)

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 The Minor scales in musical notation are available in the member area.
The scale in all keys with fingerings (without note names) can be downloaded as PDF-files.

The Minor scales in graphic compilation are available in the member area.
A collection of all Natural Minor scale charts can be downloaded as a PDF-file.

Relative keys – Major and Minor

Relative keys have, as said above, the same notes and can be found for all major and natural minor scales. G
Major is relative with E Minor, F Major is relative to D Minor; here are all relative keys listed:

Cb - Abm
Gb - Ebm
Db - Bbm
Ab - Fm
Eb - Cm
Bb - Gm
F - Dm
C - Am
G - Em
D - Bm
A - F#m
E - C#m
B - G#m
F# - D#m
C# - A#m

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 You don't need to memorize all relative keys, if you want to know the relative minor just go to the sixth degree
in the major scale or, the other way around, to the third degree in the minor scale to identify the relative
major.

Although the notes are the same, there is a difference between two relative keys: the tonic (first tone in the
scale) is different and this leads to different sounds. If you play in the A Minor you will get a gloomier and kind
of melancholy sound compared to C Major.

See also harmonizing minor scales into chords.

Backing tracks
Backing tracks for minor scales presented by Pianoscales.org. You can play piano to these tracks by using
the Minor scales.

Track list (selection)

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 A Minor Americana

0:00 / 3:25
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B Minor Folk Roots

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E Minor Dance Rock

0:00 / 2:33
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