Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale. All 12 major scales share the same pattern of whole and half steps between the notes. Musical scales major minor blues pentatonic chromatic and whole tone scales. Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves margaret denton, piano. If you hear someone mention that a piano sonata by the composer and pianist franz schubert is played in a major, it means that it depends on the a scale. Download our piano scale finger charts for the major scale, harmonic minor scale and more. Major, and f minor share no common pattern when played h. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7 th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6 th and 7 th scale degree ascending, revert to. The most common scales when playing the piano, are major and minor scales. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales.
Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key. All scales are made with a specific pattern of whole steps tones and half steps semitones. The circle of fifths is a very useful diagram which shows us what keys. The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale. Major and natural minor scales for piano with fingerings. Bellingham music teachers association scale and arpeggio fingering chart for piano major and minor scales and arpeggios two octaves chromatic scale. Music theory fundamentals 40 right hand fingerings above, left hand fingerings below. From each key on the piano you can start either a major or a minor scale. Natural minor scale a scale that contains halfsteps between 23 and 56 scale degrees the natural form. This scale can sometimes confuse people because it is in a way identical to the major scale.
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