A Natural Minor (Right Hand)
The white-key minor scale. Same keys as C major, different home note.
- Level:
- 3 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- A minor
- Notes:
- 15
- Range:
- A4 to A5
- One run:
- about 12 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
15 notes, one at a time.
- A4
- B4
- C5
- D5
- E5
- F5
- G5
- A5
- G5
- F5
- E5
- D5
- C5
- B4
- A4
How to practise it
- Fingering going up: 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5
- No sharps or flats: only the starting note changes
- Listen for the darker mood compared with C major
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 (Left 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)