Permission granted for instruction or just for fun. A minor scale a b c d e f g a ww e minor scale e f. Learning how to play all the scales on the piano is a good way to improve your piano playing. If you would like to them according to the order of difficulty, please refer to the graded syllabus. Scales related to c scales that include all of the notes of c. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c.
In classical music, you play the true melodic minor scale ascending and the natural minor scale descending. Chords for piano compiled by simon creedy please distribute freely the contents of this pdf file can be distributed freely and are available to everyone. Doing this allows us to count the notes between each note. The scale in all keys can be downloaded as a pdffile. Learn how to play the c minor melodic scale on the piano in this piano lesson. Each scale has a different use and application in jazz piano. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale, and others.
Learn how to play the c minor melodic piano scale piano. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. Remember that for the melodic minor scale, when descending, you play the natural minor scale. The a minor scale include exactly the same notes as the c major scale which makes them relative keys read. The parallel lines of the frets and string work in. Contrary to the major scale, there are not one but three minor scales, which all will be presented here. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. Oct 27, 2016 in this lesson, im going to use the three basic kinds of minor scales. Learn how to play this scale and many more to help diversify your piano playing. Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke practice scales with a drone pitch using the first note of the scale memorize the scales. Best sellers for beginner and easy piano sheet music.
Major scales keyboard fingerings cmajor c d e f g a b c rh 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. The c minor scale natural, harmonic and melodic piano. The notes of the c melodic minor scale ascending are. Major scales are basic to your understanding of musical keys and are the scales that most piano students learn first. Learn how to play the c minor harmonic scale on the piano in this piano lesson.
Major scales keyboard fingerings c major c d e f g a b c rh 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. The sixth note of each major scale is the root note of the relative minor scale. The idea behind doing this was basically that i couldnt find any chord diagrams that werent either being charged for or. Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale. In western scale c major contain white keys only, so we also use fifth finger in practice of scales. Minor scales are no less important or smaller in size than major scales. Most everyone agrees that the scale that should be learned and mastered first is the c major scale. Harmonic minor scale and chords, natural and melodic minor. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. The minor pentatonic uses the 1st, minor 3rd, 4th, 5th. Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale. Once you have completed the free video lesson, you can download the printable pdf sheet music to play along with at your piano. How to harmonize minor scales with 7th chords learn jazz.
Now with 2 easy middle c arrangements for beginners. The minor pentatonic scale consists of the same 5 notes of the major pentatonic. As we have already learned, a mode is a scale created by establishing a new root note within a preexisting scale. About minor scales starting on white keys starting on black keys c minor c minor d minor e. Every scale determines a key,that is an harmonic combunation of tones. There are 12 major scales and at least 36 minor scales, including harmonic minors, melodic minors and natural minors. Feel free to revert to traditional fingerings, especially when performing the melodic minor scale ascending and descending. The arpeggios here are not arranged by order of difficulty, but rather in a chronological order. Like major scales, minor scales have eight notes, with the top and bottom tonic notes.
Every scale determines a key,that is an harmonic combunation of tones based on that scale. Eventually, you should be able to play each scale with both hands, ascending and descending, four octaves. Major and minor scales may be relative or parallel. In this piano tutorial, we look at an easy method to build major and minor chords.
This selection and arrangement of content as a collection is. Dm edim f gm am bb c f harmonic minor scale harmonized triads fm gdim abaug bbm c db edim. We are already familiar with the modes of the major scale, but we can create modes from any preexisting scale. Its important to note that the harmonic and melodic minor are variations of the natural minor scale, and so understanding how to harmonize the natural minor scale with 7th chords is the place to start. In this lesson, im going to use the three basic kinds of minor scales. Jan 04, 2018 in this piano tutorial, we look at an easy method to build major and minor chords. If we start on a d and play a harmonic minor scale then we raise the c natural 7th note of the. Feb 24, 2011 how to play c major and a minor scales and arpeggios. A natural minor d natural minor 36 minor scales unlike the major scale, there are 3 types of minor scale. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. At the piano db major is actually far easier to play than c major.
The harmonic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale same starting note, but major, but lowers the 3rd and the 6th. Heres a diagram of the melodic c minor scale on piano. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano minor scales. Major and natural minor scales for piano with fingerings. Tip 4 for piano scales, start with e major chopin used to teach his students this, as the hand naturally forms the correct shape in order to play c major and others properly. Music theory fundamentals 40 right hand fingerings above, left hand fingerings below. How to play c major and a minor scales and arpeggios. A collection of scales for piano starting on the root c.
Nov 18, 2008 at the piano db major is actually far easier to play than c major. So there are 7 scale degrees you can potentially modify these are each listed below. Printable piano music scales in all major and harmonic minor keys. Free pdf downloads of c major, c harmonic minor, and more. Lets now take a look at the chords in the key of c minor. But in jazz, we play the true melodic minor scale both up and down, and call it the jazz melodic minor scale. Piano scales exercises practice scales with both hands. For the melodic minor scale, you raise the sixth and seventh notes of a scale by a half step as you go up the scale and then return to the natural minor as you go down the scale. List of all natural minor scales piano music theory. Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves margaret denton, piano major scales, arpeggios, and cadences, 2 octaves these scales are arranged pianistically by groups according to fingering patterns to facilitate memorization harmonic form of the minor scale is shown. The pentatonics are fun 5 note scales that are essential to blues and country music. Have a look at the sheet music for the a melodic minor scale. The c major and c minor scales start on the same note, but have. Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke.
The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale. Eventually, you should be able to play each scale with both. Guitar scales guitar scales regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage. A diatonic scale is one particular scale which has a subset of 7 of the 12 notes, with the result being the major scale minor scales. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano go to. Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous chapters, and practice until you can. The first mode of the melodic minor scale isthe melodic minor scale. For example, the relative minor of c is a minor, and the notes which form c major pentatonic and a minor pentatonic are the same. The exercises are for the right hand, see link to lefthand exercises at the bottom of page. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here.
Watch the video, then download the free printable pdf sheet music to use at your piano. The numbers that you can see above the notes are indicating which fingers the notes should be played with. Free printable sheet music for c major scale and arpeggio for piano. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. My interactive pentatonic scales chart for piano shows fingering diagrams for both pentatonic major and pentatonic minor scales. The sixth note of each major scale is the root note of the relative minor scale for example, the notes of c major scale are. Playing scales on piano has the added benefit of encouraging visual memory. A minor scale is any scale derived from the major scale but with a. All minor scales illustrated with pictures including notes and fingerings.
The main scales of western music are major and minor scales. Exercises with fingerings for two octaves of the major scales. You need to understand something right away to be a piano or keyboard player. Major and minor harmonic and melodic scales, 4 octaves, hands together, correct. The melodic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale, but lowers the 3rd when ascending going up and lowers both the 7th. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all harmonic minor scales, starting from note c. New products for beginner and easy piano sheet music. Melodic minor modes and altered scale the jazz piano site.
Barbara murphy university of tennessee school of music major and minor scales half and whole steps. C major scale and arpeggio free easy piano sheet music. All the scales here are in one octave, but you can of course practice each piano scale in as many octaves and in any tempo you like. This is the foundation to becoming a learned musician, rather than merely a recreational player. A scale is just some subset of the 12 notes in an octave. Chords and chordal structures will make much more sense to you and you will see relationships and patterns which would not occur to you without proper. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to. In jazz, the modes of the melodic minor scale are very widely used.
Root the root establishes the tonality of the scale c minor vs d minor, therefore you cannot change it. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. Relative major and minor scales share the same key signature but start on different notes. C piano chord c major charts, sounds and intervals.
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