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 B♭ minor.
- Notes
- A♯B♯C♯D♯E♯F♯G♯
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
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♯ natural 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♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
Sounds great over
