A Minor Arpeggio (Right Hand)

A-C-E-A. The minor shape has its wide gap at the top instead of the bottom.

Level:
4 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
A minor
Notes:
7
Range:
A4 to A5
One run:
about 6 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

7 notes, one at a time.

  1. A4
  2. C5
  3. E5
  4. A5
  5. E5
  6. C5
  7. A4

How to practise it

  1. Fingering going up: 1-2-3-5
  2. Compare it with C major: the same three keys in a different order
  3. Feel the narrow gap first, then the wide one

How to play it here

Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 7 notes.

What it trains

  • arpeggio
  • chords
  • minor

More arpeggios & chords

Broken and blocked chords: the same shapes your left hand will spend most of its life playing.

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