Dramatic Piano Scales
These scales contain an interval that will not sit still: an augmented second, or a chromatic run with no tonal home. They create tension by construction, which makes them enormously effective in small doses and exhausting in large ones.
24 scales carry this tag, across 2 scale types: harmonic minor, chromatic. Each one has its notes spelled for that key, a fingering worked out for that key, and a piano you can play it on.
Harmonic Minor Scales
A dramatic minor scale with a raised 7th — common in classical and Middle Eastern music.
C
C – D – Eb – F – G – Ab – B
C#
C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A – B#
D
D – E – F – G – A – Bb – C#
Eb
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – D
E
E – F# – G – A – B – C – D#
F
F – G – Ab – Bb – C – Db – E
F#
F# – G# – A – B – C# – D – E#
G
G – A – Bb – C – D – Eb – F#
G#
G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E – F##
A
A – B – C – D – E – F – G#
Bb
Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – Gb – A
B
B – C# – D – E – F# – G – A#
Chromatic Scales
Every semitone from root to octave. A fundamental dexterity exercise.
C
C – C# – D – D# – E – F – F# – G – G# – A – A# – B
Db
Db – D – Eb – E – F – Gb – G – Ab – A – Bb – B – C
D
D – D# – E – F – F# – G – G# – A – A# – B – C – C#
Eb
Eb – E – F – Gb – G – Ab – A – Bb – B – C – Db – D
E
E – F – F# – G – G# – A – A# – B – C – C# – D – D#
F
F – Gb – G – Ab – A – Bb – B – C – Db – D – Eb – E
F#
F# – G – G# – A – A# – B – C – C# – D – D# – E – F
G
G – G# – A – A# – B – C – C# – D – D# – E – F – F#
Ab
Ab – A – Bb – B – C – Db – D – Eb – E – F – Gb – G
A
A – A# – B – C – C# – D – D# – E – F – F# – G – G#
Bb
Bb – B – C – Db – D – Eb – E – F – Gb – G – Ab – A
B
B – C – C# – D – D# – E – F – F# – G – G# – A – A#
Other tags
The same 120 scales, sorted a different way.
Back to the full scale library for all 120 scales grouped by type.