12 minor scales piano pdf file

Single octave natural minor scales with fingerings for piano. Below you can find a selection of downloadable pdf files containing the most common chords and voicings in all 12 keys. Just like with the idea of parallel major and minor scales, you can choose to write solely within one scale say, d dorian, or you can borrow a chord from a. Try these scales below and you will hear the blues. Free major and minor arpeggios for piano sheet music dion moult. All 12 major scales share the same pattern of whole and half steps between the notes. One octave major and minor scales oboe johnson creek. The scale in all keys can be downloaded as a pdffile. The idea behind doing this was basically that i couldnt find any chord diagrams that werent either being charged for or. Arpeggios are usually the next set of scales that are taught together with major and minor scales. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. List of all natural minor scales piano music theory.

Every scale is explaned with its fingering, with the standar finghers numbering for right and left hand. There are 3 groups and its easier to learn a particular finger pattern and apply it to the group rather than learn each scale separately. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. Join pianogroove pro to access all downloads and learning resources. List of all natural minor scales there are 12 natural minor scales. Minor pentatonic exercises bass clef this handout contains exercises and pattens to help you use the minor pentatonic scale in your solos. The full octave scale has 8 notes going up and going down. The main scales of western music are major and minor scales. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7 th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6 th and 7 th scale degree ascending, revert to. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano minor scales.

Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale. 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. Adding a blue note to the regular pentatonic scale gives the pentatonic blues scale. Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. The description below is for the pdf and audio files. Here ive organised them in groups of fingering rather than keys. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all melodic minor scales, starting from note c. One octave major and minor scales trumpet in bb boltz bands concert c major d major 7 concert a minor b minor concert f major g major 19 concert d minor e minor 25 concert bb major c major 31 concert g minor a minor 37 concert eb major f major 43 v. Hanonle pianiste virtuosepart ii, scales and arpeggios 12. The a minor scale include exactly the same notes as the c major scale which makes them relative. The e flat major scale consists of the pitches eb, f, g, ab, bb, c, and d. Harmonic minor scale and chords, natural and melodic minor.

If you are wishing to order the pdf mp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. Hanonle pianiste virtuosepart ii, scales and arpeggios. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. There are 12 major and 12 minor piano music scales. Gordon has created 20 grooves in this book containing over 150 patterns in total, using notes solely from the blues scale. The a minor scale include exactly the same notes as the c major scale which makes them relative keys read more about this further down the page. If youre using your laptop in the studio, just resize one of the diagrams so that the scale youre teaching fills the the screen, then put the laptop on top of the piano. After the major and minor scales, we have charted the pentatonic scale and examine at its usage as well as the chromatic scale which contains all 12 notes and how you can apply it. If you hear someone mention that a piano sonata by the composer and pianist franz schubert is played in a major, it means that it depends on the a scale. You can printout the pdf below which is all major scale for practise at the piano. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. In the melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh notes of the. Natural minor scales sheet music for piano download free.

These are the four most common scales in pop and rock music. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for improvisation. Print and download in pdf or midi piano major scales fingerings. Please scroll down the page for the download links. Natural minor scales sheet music for piano download free in pdf or midi print and download in pdf or midi natural minor scales. Printable piano music scales for beginners online piano coach. Improve your technique with this tutorial where you will learn how to play all 12 major scales with the correct fingerings.

Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key. Piano major scales fingerings for people that start to study piano and need a complete guide to scales. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. 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. Free piano exercise 1octave harmonic minor scales in 12 keys. They just ooze that minor bluesy vibe or sweet major vibe. One octave major and minor scales oboe boltz bands concert c major 7 concert a minor. Free piano exercise 1octave harmonic minor scales in 12. Playing scales on piano has the added benefit of encouraging visual memory. These are harmonic minor scales in one full octave in all 12 keys. 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. To build a minor 251 progression, you must use chords from the harmonic minor scale. Print and learn piano music scales with fingering in all major and minor keys.

We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale, and others. Piano major scales fingerings sheet music for piano. There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. If you need staff paper, you may print the staff paper12 pdf file. Below you can find a selection of downloadable pdf resources covering chords, scales, jazzy chord progressions and links to useful books and applications. Each scale has a different use and application in jazz piano. This scale can sometimes confuse people because it is in a way identical to the major scale. This pattern of whole and half steps is what creates the sound of major. The diatonic piano exercise and more this exercise will give you the confidence to play more comfortably in all 12 keys congrats to caleb hensinger on winning the p. Tw o ro a d s the most common minor scale, the natural minor scale, follows the pattern of half steps and whole steps formed by the white piano keys from a up to. Minor pentatonic exercises treble clef this handout contains exercises and patterns to help you use the minor pentatonic scale in your solos.