E Natural Minor (Right Hand)

One sharp (F#) and the relative minor of G major.

Level:
4 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
E minor
Notes:
15
Range:
E4 to E5
One run:
about 12 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

15 notes, one at a time.

  1. E4
  2. F#4
  3. G4
  4. A4
  5. B4
  6. C5
  7. D5
  8. E5
  9. D5
  10. C5
  11. B4
  12. A4
  13. G4
  14. F#4
  15. E4

How to practise it

  1. Fingering going up: 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5
  2. F# is the only black key in the scale
  3. Compare it with G major: same keys, different centre

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
  • black keys

More minor scales

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

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