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.
- A3
- B3
- C4
- D4
- E4
- F4
- G4
- A4
- G4
- F4
- E4
- D4
- C4
- B3
- A3
How to practise it
- Fingering going up: 5-4-3-2-1-3-2-1
- The crossing lands on the fifth note, E
- 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.
- A Natural Minor (Right Hand) (level 3)
- A Minor Pentatonic (Right Hand) (level 3)
- A Harmonic Minor (Right Hand) (level 4)
- E Natural Minor (Right Hand) (level 4)
- D Natural Minor (Right Hand) (level 4)
- D Natural Minor (Left Hand) (level 4)