Piano scale · Major & minor

F major scale on piano

How to play the F major scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.

The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.

Its relative minor is D natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of F major.

Notes
FGAB♭CDE
Formula
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Steps
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Piano

One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers

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Suggested fingering

Right handF1G2A3B♭4C1D2E3F4

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 F major scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

I F Fmaj7 F A C
ii Gm Gm7 G B♭ D
iii Am Am7 A C E
IV B♭ B♭maj7 B♭ D F
V C C7 C E G
vi Dm Dm7 D F A
vii° Edim Em7♭5 E G B♭

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F Major scale on piano
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