Download our piano scale finger charts for the major scale, harmonic minor scale and more. Natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales. C sharp minor harmonic scale on piano piano scale lessons. There is 1 flat in this scale which means that 1 note is lowered as indicated above. Free major and minor scales for piano sheet music dion moult. Compare the picture of the circle of 5ths below with the face of a. Today im going to teach you the c sharp minor harmonic scale. For example, in an a minor blues scale, the added note would be d sharp. Remember, your thumbs are 1 and you number out from there to your pinky fingers. Piano scales 12 major keys with standard fingering author. Note that a minor pentatonic has identical notes with c major pentatonic but in different order. A minor scale is any scale derived from the major scale but with a.
The sound of the harmonic scale is somewhat characterized by the music of the middle east. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. Jun 02, 2016 there are three kinds of minor scales. Playing scales on piano has the added benefit of encouraging visual memory. The solution below shows the d minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef. 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. The minor pentatonic scale consists of the same 5 notes of the major pentatonic. How to play the c minor blues scale on the piano piano. All the scales here are in one octave, but you can of course practice each piano scale in as many octaves and in any tempo you like. The pentatonic scale is frequently used in lots of popular music styles. That means that you can play the minor scale in all 12 keys, and the easiest way to ensure that youre playing the minor scale every time is to know the formula. Unlike the major scale, there are 3 types of minor scale. For example, the relative minor of c is a minor, and the notes which form c major pentatonic and a minor pentatonic are the same.
Printable piano music scales for beginners online piano coach. 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. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano minor scales. Relative minor and major scales simplifying theory. The includes the notes c sharp, d sharp, e, f sharp, g sharp, a, c, and back to c sharp. For a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. The right hand uses the second finger to hit the c sharp. Learning how to play all the scales will dramatically boost your overall piano playing. The scales here are not arranged by order of difficulty, but rather in a chronological order.
Lets now take a look at the a harmonic minor scale. Notice that the seventh note is raised in the harmonic minor scale. Make sure that you follow the fingering as written above each note. Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key. A piano scale is not something thats reserved just for the piano its actually a musical scale that corresponds to all instruments. A scale is a stepwise arrangement of notespitches contained within an octave. You just need to know the right notes for each key. Once you have watched the free video lesson, you can download the printable pdf sheet music to practice along with at your piano. Printable piano music scales in all major and harmonic minor keys. W h w w h w w a half step h is the distance between two adjacent keys on a piano keyboard, and. How to play the d minor melodic scale piano scale lessons. If you take c major scale and compare it to a minor scale, you will see that they have exactly the same notes. Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale.
Natural minor scales sheet music for piano download free. Scales you can use in the real world, created by a human guitarist. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. To create a natural minor scale, start on the tonic note10 and go up the scale. Each scale has a different use and application in jazz piano. Download free piano sheet music for major, minor harmonic, and minor melodic scales for all keys. Includes fingering annotation and typeset in latex, exported in pdf format. Now lets take a look at the fingering of the scale. The natural minor scale has the following scale formula. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. Print and learn piano music scales with fingering in all major and minor keys. If you need staff paper, you may print the staff paper12 pdf file.
All minor scales melodic for grades 1 to 5, students are given a choice of playing either harmonic or melodic minor scales. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. The harmonic minor differs from the natural minor by the sharpened seventh note, and this minor scale is consequently not played in the same way as the relative major scale. This edition is reprinted by arrangement with schirmer books. Print and download in pdf or midi natural minor scales. The scale in all keys can be downloaded as a pdffile. How to play a minor scale on any key of the piano youtube. This selection and arrangement of content as a collection is ed by terry. This scale is nothing more than the natural minor scale that we already saw.
Bellingham music teachers association scale and arpeggio fingering chart for piano major and minor scales and arpeggios two octaves chromatic scale. The lesson could not be displayed because javascript is disabled. This video shows a musicians hands as he explains and demonstrates how to play the c minor blues scale. Public domain the scales are broken down into 6 groups. To create a natural minor scale, start on the tonic note10 and. All minor scales harmonic for those who want to learn or revise all the harmonic minor scales, all scale diagrams and videos are complied here. Brazilian pianist, eliane rodrigues, literally taking the performance below the stage. The mastering of all major and minor scales will benefit your piano skills in countless ways. Only creating a link of sixth degree in relation to the first, and then you will understand this. Single octave natural minor scales with fingerings for piano.
There are both pentatonic major and minor the minor is slightly more often used. The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale. Each minor scale has a di erent use and application in jazz piano and so learning how to construct and apply each one is an important skill. The lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th minor scale notes. All minor scales illustrated with pictures including notes and fingerings.
In some contexts, minor scale is used to refer to any heptatonic scale with this property see related modes below. Any note you hit in this scale, usually sounds right when soloing. This will help tremendously in all the other areas of piano study. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. Eventually, you should be able to play each scale with both hands, ascending and descending, four octaves. Chances are, youve played a few scales in your day maybe more than a f. You, the ebook where you will find the complete plan for your piano playing foundation.
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. So there are 7 scale degrees you can potentially modify these are each listed below. A harmonic minor piano scales piano scales chart 8notes. Below are the minor scale charts for piano in all 12 keys ordered by the circle of 5ths. The pentatonic scale is a great scale for improvising and soloing. Harmonic minor scale and chords, natural and melodic minor. Root the root establishes the tonality of the scale c minor vs d minor, therefore you cannot change it. Harmonic minor scale fingerings pdf best piano tips. Piano street subject digital piano score scales in all major keys. Chapter 6 major scales and key signatures 119 the circle of 5ths the circle of 5 ths is simply the twelve different notes on the piano keyboard seven white keys and. 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. Abm piano chord a flat minor charts, sounds and intervals. Dec 31, 2017 proving how incredibly impactful just one note can be, the only difference between this scale and the natural minor scale is the sharped 7th scale degree.
Contrary to the major scale, there are not one but three minor scales, which all will be presented here. This is because this scale is really the blues scale with one note missing. A harmonic minor a melodic minor d harmonic minor d melodic minor. 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. Listen to it and learn about its interval structure. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. Learn how to play the d minor melodic scale on the piano in this piano lesson. Learning these three scales in the key of a is a crucial step towards knowing how minor scales for piano work, but dont stop here. Relationship between major scale and relative minor scale. D minor pentatonic has the same notes as f major pentatonic and so. Natural minor scales sheet music for piano download free in pdf.