12 major and minor scales piano pdf

Then notate its relative minor scale and its scale degrees. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. Oneoctave and twooctave scales, i, iv and v chords, tonic chord inversions and arpeggios, all on one sheet for each key. The most common scales when playing the piano, are major and minor scales.

Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano minor scales. The minor pentatonic uses the 1st, minor 3rd, 4th, 5th and minor 7th notes of a major scale or 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th of the natural minor scale. Aug 04, 2015 recall that scales are the building blocks of music and mastering all 12 major scales for the piano will take you a long way towards mastering playing the piano. Print the scales free pdf s, and follow the study guide below to learn how to practice all scales in the simplest order. The main scales of western music are major and minor scales. 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. The best way to practice all major scales is by using the circle of fifths. Download free piano exercise sheets for 5finger major scales penta scales in 12 keys with tonic chords at the end. Major scales in all 12 keys in this lesson, we will learn all about major scales. So there are 12 possible major scales, or keys, for the ionian mode. While the major scale is considered the foundation of western theory, the next most important is probably the minor scale, also known as the pure minor or natural minor scale. Jan 17, 2017 the best way to practice all major scales is by using the circle of fifths. Lets take a look at the major pentatonic scale in all 12 keys. All scales are made with a specific pattern of whole steps tones and half steps semitones.

This beginner piano chording tutorial teaches you all 12 of the major chords quickly and easily. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Ill teach you my tricks for remembering the notes of the major chords. Oneoctave and twooctave scales, i, iv and v chords, tonic chord inversions and arpeggios, all. Major and natural minor scales for piano with fingerings author. Private students both hands up and down two octaves. And the only way to do that is to have the patterns of each minor scales unique whole and halfstep signature memorized perfectly. The natural minor scale uses the following ascending stepwise pattern. Learn how to play all the 12 major scales on the piano, easily. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. Compare the picture of the circle of 5ths below with the face of a. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. The 12 major scales are one the very basic fundamentals of music, and its incredibly important.

Piano street subject digital piano score scales in all major keys. List of all natural minor scales piano music theory. Unlike major and minor scales, the pentatonic has no semitones. These major scales are listed below, with four examples shown on the treble clef. You can make a major and a minor scale starting with any note on the piano. All 12 major scales share the same pattern of whole and half steps between the notes. A natural minor d natural minor 36 minor scales unlike the major scale, there are 3 types of minor scale. The difference between these two scales is the pattern of whole and halfsteps that you use to build them. To summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively.

By far, the standard book of technique exercises is hanon the virtuoso pianist. 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. We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale, and others. In previous pages we told you how to construct major scales and gave you a few examples. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in. Major and minor scales are variations of the diatonic scale, which is a musical scale built with intervals of 5 whole steps and 2 half steps.

This diatonic scale is one of the most commonly used scales and is the first one you should learn as a. Make it your goal to be able to play minor scales in every key in music. Every scale determines a key,that is an harmonic combunation of tones based on that scale. The circle of fifths is a very useful diagram which shows us what keys are most closely related to each other. Three of the keys can also be written with their enharmonic equivalents, and so there are 12 major scales by sound, but 15 major scales by sight, when you write them out. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. Beside the 12 natural minor scales, there are also 12 harmonic minor scales and 12 melodic minor scales. Music theory fundamentals 40 right hand fingerings above, left hand fingerings below. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all keys. When we play a piece of music using the notes of a particular scale, we say that we are playing in that key. Piano scales 12 major keys with standard fingering author.

All minor scales this page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. She heard him drop a gear, heard the engine scream in protest and watched the narrowbodied, lithe to. Scales provide the foundation for understanding harmony and learning the 12 major scales is a fundamental step in learning jazz piano. Download our piano scale finger charts for the major scale, harmonic minor scale and more. Examples of heptatonic scales are the major scale and the minor scale. I learned them mostly from piano, even though i primarily and originally learned guitar. You can easily see them as 7 white keys, and 5 black. Mar 11, 2015 to summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively. Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and mixolydian in all 12 keys. This scale can sometimes confuse people because it is in a way identical to the major scale. Barbara murphy university of tennessee school of music major and minor scales half and whole steps. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales.

Contrary to the major scale, there are not one but three minor scales, which all will be presented here. 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. Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. Know all 12 major scales for the piano piano lessons central. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano. Major and natural minor scales for piano with fingerings. Start studying 12 major and 12 minor scales by position on chord chart. Learn the note names all harmonic minor scales in table form, in all 12 circle of 5ths keys, including single and double accidental theoretical keys home mobile view scale. They all have the ionian major scale sequence of whole notes and half notes. All melodic minor scales pdf major minor scales pdf. Major scales for piano classical piano music piano street. Piano major scales major scales are the most important piano scales. Rh 23 1234 123 1234 12 lh 321 4321 321 4321 2 g flat has six flats and they are b, e, a, d, g, c rh 234 123 1234 123 12 lh 4321 321 4321 321 2 note. Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key.

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. Wholehalfwholewholehalfwholewhole or whwwhww sure, it may look similar to the major scale pattern, but make no mistake, this slight rearrangement of half and. Tip 4 for piano scales, start with e major chopin used to teach his students this, as the hand naturally forms the correct shape in order to play c major and others properly. Label the scale degrees of the major pentatonic scales. The terms major and minor are essential concepts in, and as with chords, they arise from the. These are important exercises you can do to get familiar with each shape of all 5finger major scales major penta scales. About minor scales starting on white keys starting on black keys c minor c minor d minor e. The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale. R ecall that scales are the building blocks of music and mastering all 12 major scales for the piano will take you a long way towards mastering playing the piano in previous pages we told you how to construct major scales and gave you a few examples. Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale.

In the harmonic and melodic minor scales, the 7th degree is called the leading tone. What is the best way to memorize major and minor scales. Starting from any key on the piano you can play a scale. You start on the first note of the scale the root and move up two frets to the second note, then another two to the third, up one to the fourth, up two to the fifth, up two to the sixth, up two to the seventh and finally. Print the scales free pdfs, and follow the study guide below to learn how to practice all scales in the simplest order. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. From each key on the piano you can start either a major or a minor scale. If you make a purchase via a link on this site, i may receive a small commission on the transaction at no added cost to you. Answers on page 7 a closer look at the major and minor pentatonic scales in the traditional ionian major and aeolian natural minor scales, there exists a tritone augmented 4 th diminished 5 th between the 4 th and 7 th. This type of scale has five notes per octave unlike a heptatonic scale which has seven notes. This diatonic scale is one of the most commonly used scales and is the first one you should learn as a piano or music student. Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale. 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. Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and.