Piano scale · Major & minor
A natural minor scale on piano
How to play the A natural minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is C major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of A minor.
- Notes
- ABCDEFG
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handA1B2C3D1E2F3G4A5
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the A natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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