Scale fingerings
These are suggested fingerings for playing the major and natural minor scales. You can play the scales all the way up and down the keyboard using these fingerings.
Finger numbers (left and right hand):
| 1 | Thumb |
| 2 | Index finger (pointer) |
| 3 | Middle finger |
| 4 | Ring finger |
| 5 | Pinky |
Note that the pinky (finger 5) isn’t used in the tables below. You can use it for the final note of the scale if you wish.
RIGHT HAND fingerings for MAJOR scales:
| C, D, E, G, A, B (Cb) | 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-1 |
| F | 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-1 |
| Bb | 4-1-2-3-1-2-3-4 |
| Eb | 3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3 |
| Ab | 3-4-1-2-3-1-2-3 |
| Db (C#) | 2-3-1-2-3-4-1-2 |
| Gb (F#) | 2-3-4-1-2-3-1-2 |
LEFT HAND fingerings for MAJOR scales:
| C, D, E, F, G, A | 1-4-3-2-1-3-2-1 |
| Bb, Eb, Ab, Db (C#) | 3-2-1-4-3-2-1-3 |
| Gb (F#) | 4-3-2-1-3-2-1-4 |
| B (Cb) | 1-3-2-1-4-3-2-1 |
RIGHT HAND fingerings for NATURAL MINOR scales:
| C, D, G, A | 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-1 |
| C#, E, F#, G# (Ab), B | 3-4-1-2-3-1-2-3 |
| D# (Eb) | 3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3 |
| A# (Bb) | 4-1-2-3-1-2-3-4 |
| F | 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-1 |
LEFT HAND fingerings for NATURAL MINOR scales:
| C, D, E, G, A | 1-4-3-2-1-3-2-1 |
| B | 1-3-2-1-4-3-2-1 |
| F# | 4-3-2-1-3-2-1-4 |
| C# | 3-2-1-4-3-2-1-3 |
| G# (Ab) | 3-2-1-3-2-1-4-3 |
| D# (Eb) | 2-1-4-3-2-1-3-2 |
| F, A# (Bb) | 2-1-3-2-1-4-3-2 |
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