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Piano scales

Every major and natural minor scale: the notes, the fingering and the key signature.

The short answer

There are twelve major and twelve natural minor scales here, each with its notes, fingering for both hands and key signature. A scale is a ladder of eight notes from one note to the same note an octave up.

Major scales

C majorC D E F G A BD flat majorD♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ CD majorD E F♯ G A B C♯E flat majorE♭ F G A♭ B♭ C DE majorE F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯F majorF G A B♭ C D EF sharp majorF♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯G majorG A B C D E F♯A flat majorA♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F GA majorA B C♯ D E F♯ G♯B flat majorB♭ C D E♭ F G AB majorB C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯

Minor scales

C minorC D E♭ F G A♭ B♭C sharp minorC♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A BD minorD E F G A B♭ CE flat minorE♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭E minorE F♯ G A B C DF minorF G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭F sharp minorF♯ G♯ A B C♯ D EG minorG A B♭ C D E♭ FG sharp minorG♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯A minorA B C D E F GB flat minorB♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭B minorB C♯ D E F♯ G A

Keep going

Piano chords

The chords built on each scale, with their inversions and fingering.

Questions

What is a major scale?

A major scale is eight notes with this pattern of steps: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

What is a natural minor scale?

A natural minor scale is eight notes with this pattern of steps: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole. It uses the same notes as its relative major.

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