Public domain the scales are broken down into 6 groups. Free piano scale fingering diagrams music matters blog. Likewise, if you are uncomfortable or in pain, you are doing something wrong. Piano fingerings for all major scales learn jazz standards. What fingerings are used for the minor and major blues scales. When exercising scales, it is important to use the right fingerings. Must know piano scales with fingering for beginners. Hanon exercises 1 to 20 piano exercises for beginners the first 20 preparatory exercises are the most widely known of these influential and constructive learning techniques. Basic piano fingerings for the 12 major scales piano. Select landscape mode to get best results printing it out. All piano chords pdf with fingering diagram staff notation. Were going to play seven different fingerings for the diatonic scales.
Download this fingering chart as a pdf robert kelley, ph. There are 3 groups and its easier to learn a particular finger pattern and apply it to the group rather than learn each scale separately. Major scales for piano c major 1 2 312 3 4 1 3 1 5 1 4 1 3 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 g major 12 3 12. Major scale fingerings pdf harmonic minor scale fingerings pdf 2 octave major scale fingerings advanced 2 octave harmonic minor scale fingerings advanced scales strategies cheat sheet pdf and if youre interested in getting continue reading dominate your piano. They are written differently, but they sound the same. Rh 123 1234 123 12345 lh 54321 321 4321 321 d has two sharps in its key signature and they are f and c rh 123 1234 123 12345 lh 54321 321 4321 321 a has three sharps and they are f, c, and g. How to play chromatic scale on piano with right hand.
You also need to adjust the fingering for most piano scales so they are. Since so much of music is based on scales, knowing all of our scales without ever having to think about their proper fingering is an. First piano lessons for kids how to teach piano fingering. It has a deeper musical meaning than that, but thats all we need to think about for now. First piano lessons is a fun and playful way to introduce finger exercises. Fingering for all twelve major scales two octaves c has no sharps or flats. The good news is that if you know your 12 major scales, you automatically know their relative minor scales.
Learn all 12 major scales for piano easily online piano coach. Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key. Method for memorizing fingerings piano the following major scales have the same fingering. Ive already taught using a brilliant scale teaching aid from natalie wickham. The most common scales when playing the piano, are major and minor scales. 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. Piano major scales fingerings sheet music for piano. Note that both the d dorian and g mixolydian are still only using notes from the c major scale. Piano major scales fingerings for people that start to study piano and need a complete guide to scales. Download our piano scale finger charts for the major scale, harmonic minor scale and more. Digital piano score scales in all major keys two octaves with fingering. The fifth finger is only used in practice of scales in all 3 octaves. Browse other questions tagged piano scales practice fingering blues or ask your own question.
Bellingham music teachers association scale and arpeggio fingering chart for piano major and minor scales and arpeggios two octaves chromatic scale. From each key on the piano you can start either a major or a minor scale. So that just means the major scale, and every mode if that. Here are the correct fingerings for all 15 major scales for the piano. Fingering for a piano chord is usually the same for your left hand as for your right, only reversed. A mode is just when you move the scale up and play it from another note other than the root. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering.
All all free sheet music sheet music books digital sheet music musical equipment. The numbers correspond to the fingers of the left hands lh and right hands rh. This pdf covers all 12 scales pretty well should give you a good idea what to use as does this site. The fingering always alternates 123 1234 or 321 4321 so that the same fingering pattern repeats every octave. The place to find all piano chords pdf with fingering diagram staff notation, its a printable ebook.
Play the first five notes of each scale beginning the c scale, followed by the d scale, e scale, and so on. Major scales keyboard fingerings cmajor c d e f g a b c rh 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. A blues scale consists of 6 different notes, namely the root, flat 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th and flat 7th of the major scale. H ere are the piano fingerings for all twelve major scales, in circle of fifths order. Print and learn piano music scales with fingering in all major and minor keys. One of the reasons its so essential to know all of your piano scales is so you can play the piano with the most natural and effective fingering. You can also practice your fingering by playing pentatonic, or fivenote, scales. 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. There are 12 major scales by sound and 15 major scales by sight. In simple words, a minor scale uses same notes that of c major scale, only difference being, instead of note c, it. Piano fingering chart washington state music teachers association. Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves margaret denton, piano. These finger exercises concentrate on improving a students manual dexterity and strength through a series of repetitions. I am looking for volunteers to translate this book into any language.
They are the thumb 1st finger, index finger 2nd finger and middle finger third finger. Starting on the note, c, going up the scale, the fingering for the right hand is 123 12. Hanon exercises 240 piano finger exercises in all keys. A scale is a series of notes pitches arranged from lowest to highest. What is the most common fingering for the pentatonic scale. There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. First and foremost, piano fingerings are simple logic. Hey, zach here, heres the free pdf downloads i promised from the webinar. You can printout the pdf below which is all major scale for practise at the piano. One of my students suggested placing diagrams in the back of the assignment books with fingerings for all the scales.
Starting from any key on the piano you can play a scale. Piano scales 12 major keys with standard fingering piano street. For instance, in the c blues scale the notes are c. Fingerings are about which fingers you are recommended to use and consequently the position of the hand when playing piano. Rh 123 1234 123 12345 lh 54321 321 4321 321 d has two. The fourth finger always plays a black key when there is a black key to be played in the scale. Many of these appear to be more musical than most czerny etudes. A compilation of exercises for five finger technique, scales, and other piano. Print the scales free pdfs, and follow the study guide below to learn how to practice. The fingerings given here may not be the fingerings most commonly given in piano. For some reason, some of my students really struggle with scale fingerings. Lets learn the blues scales on piano and keyboard in every key.
The techniques include five finger exercises, finger independence, double notes. Advanced chromatic and diminished scale piano fingerings. Etudes covering arpeggios, double notes, jumps, and other techniques. Effective piano fingering exercises deliver not only strength and flexibility to a player, but also a greater understanding of how music works in general. Those 3 scales can be spelled in sharps or in flats. This one really is the easiest when we start with the pinkie of the fretting hand to start the scale.
The thumb always stays on the white keys and never on black keys. Rh 123 1234 123 12345 lh 54321 321 4321 321 g has one sharp f. I have purchased the lightning fast piano scales book on my kindle. Every scale is explaned with its fingering, with the standar finghers numbering for right and left hand. Ive been trying a variety of different tools to help them remember and master the fingerings. Improve your technique with this tutorial where you will learn how to play all 12 major scales with the correct fingerings. Here ive organised them in groups of fingering rather than. Start by drawing around the hands of the child on a sheet of paper, or alternatively you can print the finger chart shown below by clicking on the picture to print. The scale studies are broken down into intervals and the exercises contain three and fourpart chords, playing each note individually. There are rules and instructions for fingerings in general and depending on the situation. Printable piano music scales for beginners online piano coach.
Download exercises by czerny, hanon, kullak, and more. Major scale fingerings pdf free download as pdf file. Here ive organised them in groups of fingering rather than keys. Rh 123 1234 123 12345 lh 54321 321 4321 321 g has an f sharp. Fundamentals the best place to start introducing piano fingering exercises is major and minor scales. The numbers above the notes on the treble staff are typically.