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.
- A4
- C5
- E5
- A5
- E5
- C5
- A4
How to practise it
- Fingering going up: 1-2-3-5
- Compare it with C major: the same three keys in a different order
- 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.
- G Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)
- F Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)
- D Minor Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)
- C Major Triad Inversions (Right Hand) (level 4)
- I-IV-V-I Chord Progression (Right Hand) (level 4)
- C Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 3)