Piano Natural Minor Scales
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natural minor scales
In contrast to Major Scales, Minor scales come in three patterns:
In all the minor scales the first, third, and fifth scale degrees form a minor triad.
The sequence of spaces between the notes of a natural minor scale is:
Whole(T) - Half(ST) - Whole(T) - Whole(T) - Half(ST) - Whole(T) - Whole(T)
This chapter presents the Natural Minor scales with the fingering for each scale and the name of the notes which build them up.
C Minor
Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C.
R.H. fingering: 1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5.
L.H. fingering: 5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1.
D Minor
Notes: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C. D.
R.H. fingering: 1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5.
L.H. fingering: 5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1.
E Minor
Notes: E, F#, G, A, B, C. D. E,
R.H. fingering: 1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5.
L.H. fingering: 5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1.
F Minor
Notes: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F
R.H. fingering: 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4.(1)
L.H. fingering: 5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1.
G Minor
Notes: G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G.
R.H. fingering: 1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5.
L.H. fingering: 5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1.
A Minor
Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A.
R.H. fingering: 1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5.
L.H. fingering: 5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1.
B Minor
Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B.
R.H. fingering: 1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5.
L.H. fingering: 4,3,2,1,4,3,2,1.
C# / Db Minor *
Notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#.
R.H. fingering: 2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3.
L.H. fingering: 3,2,1,4,3,2,1,3.
D# / Eb Minor *
Notes: D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#.
R.H. fingering: 3,1,2,3,4,1,2,3.
L.H. fingering: 2,1,4,3,2,1,3,2.
F# / Gb Minor *
Notes: F, G, Ab, Bb, C. Db. Eb, F,
R.H. fingering: 3,4,1,2,3,1,2,3.
L.H. fingering: 4,3,2,1,3,2,1,4.
G# /Ab Minor *
Notes: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#.
R.H. fingering: 3,4,1,2,3,1,2,3.
L.H. fingering: 3,2,1,4,3,2,1,3.
A#/ Bb Minor *
Notes: A#, B#, C#, D#, E#, F#, G#.
R.H. fingering: 4,1,2,3,1,2,3,4.
L.H. fingering: 2,1,3,2,1,4,3,2.
* These two Scales are enharmonically equivalent to one another. That's mean that the sounds who build up the scales are identical in sound/pitch, but have a different spelling.
Double-flats and double-sharps are often used as accidentals but placing them in the key signature makes the music generally very hard to read. The Scales who use double-flats in the key signature ( Db Minor, Gb Minor ) are just Theoretical Scales.
