piano major scales - overview with pictures
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PianoscalesMajor,minor&otherscales
Pianoscales
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PianoMajorScalesPianoMajorScalesisthemostimportantscales:firstlybecausetheyareverycommonand,secondly,becausetheyarefundamentaltoyourunderstandingofkeys.IfyouhearsomeonementionthatapianosonatabythecomposerandpianistFranzShubertisplayedinAMajorthismeansthatitdependsontheAscale.ItisalsocommonthatpianopiecesarenamedlikeAMinorthisaccordinglyreferstoaminorscale,alsoexplainedonthesite.
Herewewillfocusonmajorscales.Youcanscrolldownandseeillustrationsofallmajorscales,furtherdownyouwillalsoseeanoverviewwithallthenotesandtheintervals,semitonesandfinallytheformulaofthemajorscale.Thistheoryhelpsyoulearntheconceptsandmemorizingiteasier.Seealsomajorscalesexercises.
CMajor
Notes:C,D,E,F,G,A,B,CFingerings(LH):5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1Fingerings(RH):1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5
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DMajor
Notes:D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,DFingerings(LH):5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1Fingerings(RH):1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5
EMajor
Notes:E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,EFingerings(LH):5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1Fingerings(RH):1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5
FMajor
Notes:F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E,FFingerings(LH):5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1Fingerings(RH):1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4
GMajor
Notes:G,A,B,C,D,E,F#,GFingerings(LH):5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1Fingerings(RH):1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5
AMajor
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Notes:A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#,AFingerings(LH):5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1Fingerings(RH):1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5
BMajor
Notes:B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A#,BFingerings(LH):4,3,2,1,4,3,2,1Fingerings(RH):1,2,3,1,2,3,4,5
C#/DbMajor
Notes:Db,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,C,DbFingerings(LH):3,2,1,4,3,2,1,3Fingerings(RH):2,3,1,2,3,4,1,2
D#/EbMajor
Notes:Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D,EbFingerings(LH):3,2,1,4,3,2,1,3Fingerings(RH):3,1,2,3,4,1,2,3
F#/GbMajor
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Notes:F#,G#,A#,B,C#,D#,F,F#Fingerings(LH):4,3,2,1,3,2,1,4Fingerings(RH):2,3,4,1,2,3,1,2
G#/AbMajor
Notes:Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,G,AbFingerings(LH):3,2,1,4,3,2,1,3Fingerings(RH):3,4,1,2,3,1,2,3
A#/BbMajor
Notes:Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A,BbFingerings(LH):3,2,1,4,3,2,1,3Fingerings(RH):4,1,2,3,1,2,3,4
MajorScalesoverviewC:C,D,E,F,G,A,B,CC#/Db:C#,D#,F,F#,G#,A#,B#,C#/Db,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,C,DbD:D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,DD#/Eb:D#,E#,F##,G#,A#,B#,C##,D#/D#,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D,EbE:E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#,EF:F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E,FF#/Gb:F#,G#,A#,B,C#,D#,E#,F#/Gb,Ab,Bb,Cb,Db,Eb,F,GbG:G,A,B,C,D,E,F#,GG#/Ab:G#,A#,B#,C#,D#,E#,F##,G#/Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,G,AbA:A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#,AA#/Bb:A#,B#,C##,D#,E#,F##,G##,A#/Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A,BbB:B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A#,B
Fingerings:1=Thumb|2=indexfinger|3=middlefinger|4=ringfinger|5=littlefinger.LH=Lefthand|RH=Righthand
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IntervalsandstepsInterval:1,2,3Seminotes:2212221Formula:Whole,Whole,Half,Whole,Whole,Whole,Half
Agoodthingtoknowaboutisalsotheintervalsandsteps.Thisisalwaysthesameaboutallthescalesinacategory,thereforethishelpsyoualotuntilyouhavememorizingallthescalesandalsotheoppositeway:youdontneedtomemorizeeveryoneifyouknowtheintervals.
UnderstandthenotationSomeofthescaleshavetwonamesdividedbyaslash(e.g.C#andDb),becausetheycanbeplayedintwodifferentkeys.Thenotesarehoweverthesameonthekeyboard.ForexampleareC#,D#,F,F#,G#,A#,B#,C#andDb,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,C,Db(asinC#/Db)thesamenotesbutpartlywrittendifferent.Insomecasestherearedoublesharps(e.g.F##)thatcouldlookpeculiar,seetheoryforanexplanation.Also,thenotesinthediagramsandtheoverviewsometimesdiffer.Thereasonbehindisthatthenotesunderthediagramareforemostthoughttobeeasytounderstand.
Scalesandchords
Assoonasyouknowacertainmajorscaleyoualsoknowthechordsinthesamekey.Thatisbecauseyoucanrandomlychoosethreedifferentnotesfromascaleandyouwillgetatriad(learnmoreaboutchords).Forexample:inthekeyofCthestandardchordsbeingusedare:
CMajor(notes:CEG)DMinor(notes:DFA)EMinor(notes:EGB)FMajor(notes:FAC)GMajor(notes:GBD)AMinor(notes:ACE)BDiminished(notes:BDF)
Aneasywaytostartimprovisingonthepianoistoplaymajorscalestogetherwiththechordsthatusethesamenotes.
Anotherinterestingthingisthatdifferentmajorscaleshavetheirown"sounds".ForexampleCissuitableforballadsandEbwillsoundabitlikeBach.
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