Piano scale · Major & minor
A♯ harmonic minor scale on piano
How to play the A♯ harmonic minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- A♯B♯C♯D♯E♯F♯G𝄪
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handA♯3B♯1C♯2D♯3E♯1F♯2G𝄪3A♯4
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♯ harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
ii°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
V
E♯
E♯7
E♯ G𝄪 B♯
vii°
G𝄪dim
G𝄪dim7
G𝄪 B♯ D♯
Sounds great over
