Major minor scales piano pdf

All minor scales illustrated with pictures including notes and fingerings. Essential music theory guides with free printables. A natural minor d natural minor 36 minor scales unlike the major scale, there are 3 types of minor scale. Play a c major scale on your piano, and follow it with a c minor scale. Musical scales major minor blues pentatonic chromatic and whole tone scales. For instance, the sixth tone in the c major scale is a, therefore the relative minor of c is a minor. If you dont want notes, here are picture scales with all the major scales plus fingering for each hand. Playing scales on piano has the added benefit of encouraging visual memory. However, there are in fact 3 minor scales which you will come across and can use. Jan 17, 2017 the best way to practice all major scales is by using the circle of fifths. Barbara murphy university of tennessee school of music major and minor scales half and whole steps. The minor scale uses the wh wwh ww pattern of intervals. This table emphasizes the point that each mode can be determined by starting on a successive note of the c major scale white keys only.

The scale in all keys can be downloaded as a pdffile. Free pdf downloads of c major, c harmonic minor, and more. We will begin with the relationships between major scales and natural minor scales, major pentatonic scales and minor pentatonic scales, and major blues scales and minor blues scales. Translating to sharp, when the note needs to be raised by one semitone. The associated chord is the cmmaj7 chord which is not found in major scale harmony. Doing this allows us to count the notes between each note.

Free major and minor scales for piano sheet music dion moult. Examples of heptatonic scales are the major scale and the minor scale. Minor scales sound different from major scales because they are based on a. 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. Major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords as you probably know, a chord is a group of notes played simultaneously, rather than sequentially like a melody. The relative minor scale is built upon the sixth tone of the major scale. T his guitar scales fretboard chart generator will show you all the major and minor guitar scales and modes with tons of customizable tunings. The order of notes is different, but both keys have the same overall group of notes. However, we have 3 different types of minor scales when working in minor keys. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. You need to understand something right away to be a piano or keyboard player.

In this piano tutorial, we look at an easy method to build major and minor chords. Major, minor and chromatic scales zeckwer, richard. But in jazz, we play the true melodic minor scale both up and down, and call it the jazz melodic minor scale. All melodic minor scales pdf major minor scales pdf. The pentatonics are fun 5 note scales that are essential to blues and country music.

Just select your string tuning standard tuning is default, click the link that says go then click a key link. The key difference between major and minor scaes is that notes on a major scale sound bright and cheerful, while notes on a minor scale sound solemn and sad. Print and download in pdf or midi piano major scales fingerings. Unlike major and minor scales, the pentatonic has no semitones. She heard him drop a gear, heard the engine scream in protest and watched the narrowbodied, lithe to. Major and natural minor scales for piano with fingerings. The circle of fifths is a very useful diagram which shows us what keys are most closely related to each other. But there are several different types of chords, depending on the different intervals between the notes. B major and b minor are awkward arpeggios, no matter which fingering is used. The minor third is down a fifth three times and up and octave twice. This type of scale has five notes per octave unlike a heptatonic scale which has seven notes. A collection of scales for piano starting on the root c.

All minor scales all guitar scales tabs pdf all major scales piano pdf. Scores featuring the piano for 1 player content is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike 4. You know the notes that comprise all 12 major scales and you can play these scales smoothly and not quickly. 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. All 12 major scales share the same pattern of whole and half steps between the notes. Basically, each of the twelve notes in an octave c, csharp, d, dsharp, e, f, fsharp, g, gsharp, a, asharp, and b can be the beginning of a scale, and the scale is named by the beginning note. Major and minor pentatonic scales avoid significant harmonic. Bellingham music teachers association scale and arpeggio fingering chart for piano major and minor scales and arpeggios two octaves chromatic scale. Intervallic patterns in a pentatonic scale scales have a set intervallic pattern or in most cases steps, which begin on the scale s root. Major and minor relationships every major key signature shares the same set of notes as its relative minor key signature. Piano major scales fingerings sheet music for piano. The best way to practice all major scales is by using the circle of fifths. Download free piano sheet music for major, minor harmonic, and minor melodic scales for all keys.

How to play and practice scales and arpeggios for pianists. A closer look at the major and minor pentatonic scales in the traditional ionian major and aeolian natural minor scales, there exists a tritone augmented 4 th diminished 5 th between the 4 th and 7 th scale degrees in ionian and the 2 nd and b6 scale degrees in aeolian. The main scales of western music are major and minor scales. Understanding minor scales in this brief tutorial we are going to try to demystify minor scales. We will begin our study with the simplest and most common type of piano chords, the triad. Among all the scales and arpeggios, major and minor ones are a good place to start. Like major scales, minor scales have eight notes, with the top and bottom tonic notes. This scale can sometimes confuse people because it is in a way identical to the major scale. The difference between these two scales is the pattern of. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature.

Public domain the scales are broken down into 6 groups. Contrary to the major scale, there are not one but three minor scales, which all will be presented here. Basic music theory for adult beginner level piano players. Music theory fundamentals 40 right hand fingerings above, left hand fingerings below. All minor scales this page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. The most common scales when playing the piano, are major and minor scales. Minor scales have a different pattern than major, but all minor scale. Its all in the intervals, and this chart shows you how. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering.

Major and minor harmonic and melodic scales, 4 octaves, hands together, correct fingerings. 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. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. When we are dealing strictly with major scales we really only have one scale to draw our notes and melodies from. Major and minor scales are variations of the diatonic scale, which is a musical scale built with intervals of 5 whole steps and 2 half steps. Scroll down the page for the free pdf download links. At the piano db major is actually far easier to play than c major. Melodic minor modes and altered scale the jazz piano site. The specific notes that are close together is what makes the major scale pattern. Dive into the anatomy of major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads with this guide. Print and learn piano music scales with fingering in all major and minor keys.

Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. Every scale is explaned with its fingering, with the standar finghers numbering for right and left hand. Major and minor scales piano major minor piano music, learn. You can learn how to form other melodic and harmonic minor scales at our main piano music scales section. 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. In piano scales, two main scales are the major and minor scales. The idea behind doing this was basically that i couldnt find any chord diagrams that werent either being charged for or. Building piano scales major, minor, etc in all keys. Printable piano music scales in all major and harmonic minor keys. Scales include all keys, beginning at c major, followed by g major, d major, etc until f sharp major, then switches over to d flat major, and descends in flats until f major. Piano major scales fingerings for people that start to study piano and need a complete guide to scales.

The notes within each major scale type are the same group of notes as the relative minor scale type. Practicing scales and arpeggios for pianists is similar to the knife skills for cooks. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano minor scales. Nov 18, 2008 at the piano db major is actually far easier to play than c major. For example, the notes within the key of f major are the same set of notes found within the key of d minor see figure 1. In classical music, you play the true melodic minor scale ascending and the natural minor scale descending. A scale is a stepwise arrangement of notespitches contained within an octave. Each scale has a different use and application in jazz piano. Why do major and minor scales sound the way they do. Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale. The a minor scale include exactly the same notes as the c major scale which makes them relative keys read. The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale.

From each key on the piano you can start either a major or a minor scale. Another way of finding the minor scale is to play the major triad and drop the 3 rd by half a step. Major and minor scales contain seven notes or scale degrees. Jan 04, 2018 in this piano tutorial, we look at an easy method to build major and minor chords. We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale, and others. The minor scale is the scale which sounds negative it is used by composers to depict sad, melancholic or even angrydramatic moods.

Natural minor scale a scale that contains halfsteps between 23 and 56 scale degrees the natural form. These scales are optimised for piano, with two staves, one for the left hand and one for the right. Select landscape mode to get best results printing it out. All scales are made with a specific pattern of whole steps tones and half steps semitones. The word pentatonic comes from the greek word pente which. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. In a major scale the 3rd, and 4th note are close together mifa, as well as the 7th, and 8th note tido. This selection and arrangement of content as a collection is. Every scale determines a key,that is an harmonic combunation of tones based on that scale. Major and minor pentatonic scales avoid significant harmonic dissonance by adverting this tritone. Major and minor scales fingering chart raga sangeet. Minor scales are no less important or smaller in size than major scales.

Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale to quickly find a major keys relative minor, count down 3 halfsteps from the tonic note of the major scale remember to start with the tonic then. This is easier to do looking at a violin, or a piano. You can make a major and a minor scale starting with any note on the piano. The three types of minor scales and how to form them. Every major scale has a relative natural minor scale and every minor scale has a relative major scale the major scale and its relative minor scale share the same key signature. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. 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. Printable piano music scales for beginners online piano coach. 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. Melodic minor scales jyttes piano sheet collection. The two scales you use most frequently when you play the piano and the most famous scales in western music are the major and the minor scales. 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. For scale help, view the c minor scale highlighted on the piano keyboard, or read the notation.