A Natural Minor (Left Hand)

A minor in the left hand, from A3 up to A4 and back.

Level:
3 of 6
Hands:
Left hand
Key:
A minor
Notes:
15
Range:
A3 to A4
One run:
about 12 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

15 notes, one at a time.

  1. A3
  2. B3
  3. C4
  4. D4
  5. E4
  6. F4
  7. G4
  8. A4
  9. G4
  10. F4
  11. E4
  12. D4
  13. C4
  14. B3
  15. A3

How to practise it

  1. Fingering going up: 5-4-3-2-1-3-2-1
  2. The crossing lands on the fifth note, E
  3. Keep the thumb loose so it can travel under early

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 15 notes.

What it trains

  • scale
  • minor
  • thumb under

More minor scales

Natural, harmonic and melodic minor, with the fingering that each shape asks for.

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