Select landscape mode to get best results printing it out. Major and minor harmonic and melodic scales, 4 octaves, hands together, correct fingerings. Here are the piano fingerings for all twelve major scales, in circle of fifths order. The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale. Also included at the bottom of the app are the 5 scale patterns for memorizing these scales and a pdf download of all keys in. Learn how to play the d minor melodic scale on the piano in this piano lesson. How to play and practice scales and arpeggios for pianists. These diatonic chords are the musical chords formed from using the notes of that particular scale key. We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. The circle of fifths is a very useful diagram which shows us what keys. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. You can printout the pdf below which is all major scale for practise at the piano. Piano scales sheet music to help beginners get the right hand shape for scales and.
The order of notes is different, but both keys have the same overall group of notes. Below is a detail from the major and minor scale handout that you can get by clicking the text above. Keyboard theory and piano technique music lauren schack clark. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves margaret denton, piano major scales, arpeggios, and cadences, 2 octaves these scales are arranged pianistically by groups according to fingering patterns to facilitate memorization harmonic form of the minor scale is shown. The two scales you use most frequently when you play the piano and the most famous scales in western music are the major and the minor scales. Barbara murphy university of tennessee school of music major and minor scales half and whole steps. She heard him drop a gear, heard the engine scream in protest and watched the narrowbodied, lithe to. You can learn how to form other melodic and harmonic minor scales at our main piano music scales section. For example, the notes within the key of f major are the same set of notes found within the key of d minor see figure 1. Feb, 2017 it is very important to take piano lessons in order to play the piano.
C major scale and arpeggio free easy piano sheet music. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. The numbers above the notes on the treble staff are typically for the right hand and numbers. Hanonle pianiste virtuosepart ii, scales and arpeggios. Contrary to the major scale, there are not one but three minor scales, which all will be presented here. Major and minor scales piano lesson webisode 2 youtube. The scale in all keys can be downloaded as a pdffile. Learn the melodic minor scale for piano in every key. Building a strong foundation of piano playing skills will lead to a lifetime of piano playing joy. If you try to look into history, you will notice that most of the great piano p music theory worksheets piano free printable 54 new ideas math in music education stepanovreflectio. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering. We are revealing how to find the relative minor scale when you learn a major scale.
Feb 25, 20 this is the visionaires music academy piano webisode 2 of major and minor scales. In piano scales, two main scales are the major and minor scales. Free major and minor pentascale warmup charts saras music. Basic piano fingerings for the 12 major scales piano. If you would like to learn scales according to the order of difficulty, please refer to the graded syllabus. The pentatonics are fun 5 note scales that are essential to blues and country music.
Download free minor scales and piano chords chart key of am. This is easier to do looking at a violin, or a piano. Print and learn piano music scales with fingering in all major and minor keys. As a followup, i created a minor pentascales chart as well. Major scale diatonic chords are formed from major scales, and minor scale diatonic chords are formed from minor scales. Jun 15, 2016 every major minor key has seven diatonic chords. The minor scale uses the wh wwh ww pattern of intervals. Ive already taught using a brilliant scale teaching aid from natalie wickham. Last week i shared a major pentascales chart and two major pentascale worksheets. The minor scale uses the wh wwh ww pattern of intervals wholehalfwholewholehalfwholewhole you flat the 3rd note, the 6th note, and 7th note of the major scale and the wh wwh ww minor scale pattern is made.
If you dont want notes, here are picture scales with all the major scales plus fingering for each hand. Free major and minor scales for piano sheet music dion moult. List of all natural minor scales piano music theory. Printable piano music scales for beginners online piano coach. The difference between these two scales is the pattern of. The scales here are not arranged by order of difficulty, but rather in a chronological order. Do you know that all chords are derived from scales.
This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. The exercises are for the right hand, see link to lefthand exercises at the bottom of page. Youll learn the first 5 major scales, then the 5 parallel harmonic minor scales. Heres an easy exercise to learn to play major and minor scales on the piano. Just select your string tuning standard tuning is default, click the link that says go then click a key link. Once you have watched the free video lesson, you can download the printable pdf sheet music to practice along with at your piano. All melodic minor scales pdf major minor scales pdf. In western scale c major contain white keys only, so we also use fifth finger in practice of scales. This type of scale has five notes per octave unlike a heptatonic scale which has seven notes.
A printable version of pdf is available below to download for free. Printable piano music scales in all major and harmonic minor keys. 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. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. Major, minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, pentatonic major, pentatonic minor, pentatonic blues, pentatonic read more. Knowing how to play piano scales effectively will help you improvise as well as create song melodies. Play a c major scale on your piano, and follow it with a c minor scale. Harmonic minor scale, natural and melodic minor scale menorca map pdf and piano chords chart for.
T his guitar scales fretboard chart generator will show you all the major and minor guitar scales and modes with tons of customizable tunings. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale to quickly find a major keys relative minor, count down 3 halfsteps from the tonic note of the major scale remember to start with the tonic then. One of my 2014 studio resolutions is to teach all of my vocalists how to play pentascale warmups. 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 numbers correspond to the fingers of the left hands lh and right hands rh. The relative minor for a major key falls on the 6th tone of the major scale. Major and minor scales fingering chart raga sangeet. Piano scales and minor scales piano tips and free piano. The pentatonic scale pentatonic scales have only five notes penta means five.
Why do major and minor scales sound the way they do. Includes fingering annotation and typeset in latex, exported in pdf format. The a minor scale include exactly the same notes as the c major scale which makes them relative keys read. The minor pentatonic scale consists of the same 5 notes of the major pentatonic. Dive into the anatomy of major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads with this guide. Playing scales on piano has the added benefit of encouraging visual memory. Major, minor and chromatic scales zeckwer, richard. As you learn and master the 12 major scales, and the 36 minor scales natural minors, melodic minors, harmonic minors 3x12 you will find pleasure in playing them all, or just focusing on one or two and doing in depth exercises. The numbers that you can see above the notes are indicating which fingers the notes should be played with. The specific notes that are close together is what makes the major scale pattern. Scores featuring the piano for 1 player content is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Here ive organised them in groups of fingering rather than keys. Essential music theory guides with free printables. Practicing scales and arpeggios for pianists is similar to the knife skills for cooks.
Scroll down the page for the free pdf download links. In a major scale the 3rd, and 4th note are close together mifa, as well as the 7th, and 8th note tido. Major and minor relationships every major key signature shares the same set of notes as its relative minor key signature. Eventually, you should be able to play each scale with both hands, ascending and descending, four octaves. You can make a major and a minor scale starting with any note on the piano. Jun 01, 2016 list of all natural minor scales there are 12 natural minor scales. Major scales keyboard fingerings c major c d e f g a b c rh 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5.
Feel free to revert to traditional fingerings, especially when performing the melodic minor scale ascending and descending. It illustrates the similarities and the differences between major and minor scales that the minor scale can be regarded as a major scale with lowered third, sixth and seventh notes why learn about major scales. A natural minor d natural minor 36 minor scales unlike the major scale, there are 3 types of minor scale. Unlike major and minor scales, the pentatonic has no semitones. All minor scales all guitar scales tabs pdf all major scales piano pdf. Major and minor scales piano major minor piano music, learn. For the practicing piano player, the scales keep the fingers and the mind on the keys. The minor third is down a fifth three times and up and octave twice. 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. Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key. Bellingham music teachers association scale and arpeggio fingering chart for piano major and minor scales and arpeggios two octaves chromatic scale.
Piano scales exercises practice scales with both hands. For scale help, view the c minor scale highlighted on the piano keyboard, or read the notation. Jan 20, 2014 free major and minor pentascale warmup charts. Major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords as you probably know, a chord is a group of notes played simultaneously, rather than sequentially like a melody. My interactive pentatonic scales chart for piano shows fingering diagrams for both pentatonic major and pentatonic minor scales. Guys, so now that we are familiar with all twelve major scales we can try to play songs on all twelve keys and easily increase our ability to play piano by ear. If youre using your laptop in the studio, just resize one of the diagrams so that the scale youre teaching fills the the screen, then put the laptop on top of the piano. Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous chapters, and practice until you can. Download our piano scale finger charts for the major scale, harmonic minor scale and more. The best way to practice all major scales is by using the circle of fifths. 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. Make it your goal to be able to play minor scales in every key in music. There are 3 groups and its easier to learn a particular finger pattern and apply it to the group rather than learn each scale. Learning how to play all the scales will dramatically boost your overall piano playing.
Exercises with fingerings for two octaves of the major scales. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. Examples of heptatonic scales are the major scale and the 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. Playing any scales and arpeggios with the proper technique ensures easy and fluid movement without physical discomfort. B major and b minor are awkward arpeggios, no matter which. For those who want to learn or revise all the harmonic minor scales, all scale diagrams and videos are complied here. Major and minor scales piano major minor piano music. Dec 31, 2017 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. If you need staff paper, you may print the staff paper12 pdf file. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. Minor scales have a different pattern than major, but all minor scale patterns are the same.
All minor scales illustrated with pictures including notes and fingerings. You have to learn to read piano music if you plan to be a serious piano player. Instrumentalists gain a higher working knowledge of their instrument and of the music they play. How to play the d minor melodic scale piano scale lessons. But there are several different types of chords, depending on the different intervals between the. Its all in the intervals, and this chart shows you how. Download free piano sheet music for major, minor harmonic, and minor melodic scales for all keys. The solution below shows the d major scale notes, intervals and scale degrees on the piano, treble clef and bass clef the lesson steps then explain how to identify the d major scale note interval positions, choose the note names and scale degree names. Here they are, printable with fingering and study guide. The only difference is that the tonic first note of the scale of the minor pentatonic is 3 semitones half steps below the tonic of. Here are the seven flatkey major scales plus the c major, written out for one and two octaves for pianists, along with piano fingerings.