This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. You a guide to building a solid and complete pianoplaying foundation. The reason for this is to train the often neglected left hand. If youre playing an f blues, use the f blues scale, etc. Chords for piano compiled by simon creedy please distribute freely the contents of this pdf file can be distributed freely and are available to everyone. For grades 1 to 5, students are given a choice of playing either harmonic or melodic minor scales. List of all natural minor scales piano music theory. The right hand uses the second finger to hit the c sharp. There for well raise the sixth note of the scale and create a melodic minor scale. Now lets take a look at the fingering of the scale. Lets now take a look at the a harmonic minor scale. You can easily see them as 7 white keys, and 5 black. Here are all the major scales for piano, with all proper fingerings, for free download.
The includes the notes c sharp, d sharp, e, f sharp, g sharp, a, c, and back to c sharp. This video shows a musicians hands as he explains and demonstrates how to play the c minor blues scale. Im trying out a new way of making videos that is a bit less of pain in the butt and will try to get up some. We offer a collection of free printable piano scale sheets in pdf format. Most piano students struggle with learning their scales, but this need not be the case. Free piano exercise 1octave harmonic minor scales in 12 keys. Each scale has a different use and application in jazz piano. It took hours of researching,typing,readproofing,and doublechecking and might easily be the most complete book on this topic. If you play the piano scale ascending youll hear the strangeness of the gap between these two notes. Simply rightclick the download icons or links and select save to download the major piano scales worksheet. The solution below shows the d minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef the lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th minor scale notes for a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations.
Starting from any key on the piano you can play a scale. This is a commonly used minor scale key c minor on circle of 5ths. Perhaps its just as well that i worked it out independently, for it led me to devise my own layout, apply it. Reference scales piano accompaniment mp3 downloads for. The seventh scale degree is a half step away from the tonic. Major and natural minor scales for piano with fingerings. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano go to. All minor scales illustrated with pictures including notes and fingerings.
Next in our lesson on piano scales we take a look at the melodic minor scale. Natural minor scales sheet music for piano download free. Single octave natural minor scales with fingerings for piano. Natural minor scales sheet music for piano download free in pdf or midi print and download in pdf or midi natural minor scales. Scales, when done properly, can help you to sight read, improvise, move your fingers faster, and play. The lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th minor scale notes. The scale studies are broken down into intervals and the exercises contain three and fourpart chords, playing each note individually. C sharp minor harmonic scale on piano piano scale lessons. This scale can sometimes confuse people because it is in a way identical to the major scale. Bellingham music teachers association scale and arpeggio fingering chart for piano major and minor scales and arpeggios two octaves chromatic scale.
This minor scale also begins on the 6th degree of the relative major scale. Doc daneeka had been told that people who enjoyed climbing with can handle incest, prostitutiontaboo subjects they about and bent to kiss him. Major minor scales guitar harmonic minor scale guitar pdf major and minor guitar scales pdf. I have scales in all major and natural minor keys and practice progressions to help develop your improvisatory skills. All minor scales this page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. Learn how to play the b minor harmonic scale on piano.
A free collection of printable piano scales with fingering. The solution below shows the d minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef. The scales featured in this cheatsheet are all natural minor scales, but there are other derivatives of the minor scale. Faber piano adventures faber piano adventures this level introduces crosshand arpeggios and the full major scale in the keys of c, g, and f. We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale, and others. You a guide to building a solid and complete piano playing foundation. Get the notes in your head and move on the the next paragraph to start learning the fingering. Notes of the b natural minor scale on a piano keyboard and. Natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales. Chapter 6 major scales and key signatures 1 the seventh scale degree ti is a step below the tonic, so following the previous logic it should be called the subtonic. The thesaurus is arranged in the form of piano scales and melodic studies. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Listen to it and learn about its interval structure. The blues scale for pianokeyboards pdf file adg productions.
This edition is reprinted by arrangement with schirmer books. Doing scale exercises on the piano is an essential task, as it smooths out your playing and helps you learn certain songs faster. Below are the minor scale charts for piano in all 12 keys ordered by the circle of 5ths. About minor scales starting on white keys starting on black keys c minor c minor d minor e. Contrary to the major scale, there are not one but three minor scales, which all will be presented here. A scale is a stepwise arrangement of notespitches contained within an octave. Building piano scales major, minor, etc in all keys. Each minor scale has a different use and application in jazz piano and so learning how to construct and apply each one is a vital skill.
Proper fingering of the scales on the piano is very important to development of your skills and advancement as a. Free pdf downloads of c major, c harmonic minor, and more. Harmonic minor scales for piano download sheet music pdf file. If you dont want notes, here are picture scales with all the major scales plus fingering for each hand. If you want to see a blueprint for a successful piano journey. The natural minor scale has the following scale formula. Playing scales on piano has the added benefit of encouraging visual memory.
C melodic minor scale and fingering chart 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 name c o m i n g d o w n g o i n g u p 1 5 1 5 2 4. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. Here they are, printable with fingering and study guide. The blues scale can also be used over minor chords when the minor chord is sounded for 2, 4, 8, or 16. At first there is a basic exercise, with the left hand and right hand playing the same notes in unison. All melodic minor scales pdf major minor scales pdf. Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. Infographics for all major and minor keys, ready to print. B natural minor key signature the key signature of b minor scale has 2.
The other two are the natural minor and the melodic minor. The idea behind doing this was basically that i couldnt find any chord diagrams that werent either being charged for or. The circle of fifths is a handy diagram that shows which keys are most closely related to each other on the piano. Today im going to teach you the c sharp minor harmonic scale. The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale. To create a natural minor scale, start on the tonic note10 and go up the scale. Learn how to play the b minor harmonic piano scale piano. I usually encourage students to choose harmonic minor as it is easier to learn and remember the fingering and notes you do not need to remember 2 different sets of notes and fingering for ascending and descending. Notes of the b natural minor scale on a piano keyboard and in ascending order on a staff. To play a harmonic minor scale, you simply raise the seventh note of the natural minor scale by a halfstep as you go up and down the 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. The 12 minor scales, however, come in 3 variations the harmonic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale same starting note, but major, but lowers the 3rd and the 6th the melodic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale, but lowers the 3rd when ascending going up and lowers. Click here to learn more about this ebook if you would like a stepbystep guide to help you on your piano journey.
For a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. Purchase, download and print sheet music pdf file now. The sound of the harmonic scale is somewhat characterized by the music of the middle east. Theyre important to learn, as they strengthen the basic foundation of piano playing and provide better results. However when ascending the 6th and 7th tones are raised half a step. A scale is a series of notes pitches arranged from lowest to highest. The harmonic minor differs from the natural minor by the sharpened seventh note, and this minor scale is consequently not played in the same. W h w w h w w a half step h is the distance between two adjacent keys on a piano keyboard, and. Thus, sesquitone is 1 tones, or a minor third sesquiquadritone is 412 tones, or. A collection of scales for piano starting on the root c. It ascends or descends for one octave using the major scales key signature. I usually encourage students to choose harmonic minor as it is easier to learn and remember the fingering and notes you do not need to remember 2 different sets of. An example would be using g minor after the b fiat chord and then using a c suspension chord into f minor. The image to the right shows both the c and a relative minor of c blues scales.
Major and minor scales contain seven notes or scale degrees. When we descend in the scale theres no reason to raise the leading note and the sixth note any longer since the seventh note is serving as a leading note only. The most common scales when playing the piano, are major and minor scales. When we hear the seventh scale degree in the context of a piece of.
The notes you will be playing for this scale are b, c sharp, d, e, f sharp, g, a sharp, and b. Major and minor harmonic and melodic scales, 4 octaves, hands together, correct fingerings. The harmonic minor scale is one of three minor scales. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students.
To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. The most effective way to learn the 12 major scales is through using the circle of fifths. A harmonic minor piano scales piano scales chart 8notes. The scale in all keys can be downloaded as a pdffile. Minor scales for piano as you may already know, the same technology i used to make guitar scale charts was used to make them for piano too. Guitar minor scales guitar minor scales pdf natural minor scales piano pdf. Imagine having to go from the key of b flat to f minor in two measures. How to play the c minor blues scale on the piano piano. Abm piano chord a flat minor charts, sounds and intervals. One solution is to go to the ii chord of the new key from the old key.
Today im going to talk about the b minor harmonic scale. The scale omnibus is a free book that describes as many as 399 distinct scales in all 12 keys,with synonyms,historical notes,chords over which the scale sounds well,summary tables,and more. Here is a chance to work on soloing and improvisation. If you are just starting out with jazz piano scale study, the first step is to learn the 12 major scales. This pattern of whole and half steps is what creates the sound of major. For more information on scales their origins and how they are used please see the links below. If you need staff paper, you may print the staff paper12 pdf file. Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale.
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