Basic Piano Fingerings for the 12 Major Scales
by Tania Gleaves on January 13, 2012
Here are the piano fingerings for all twelve major scales, in circle of fifths order.
The numbers correspond to the fingers of the left hands (LH) and right hands (RH):
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The numbers above the notes on the treble staff are typically for the right hand and numbers about the notes on the bass staff:
C Major (0 sharps/ flats)
| Scale Notes |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
A |
B |
C |
| RH |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| LH |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
G Major (1 Sharp: F)
| Scale Notes |
G |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F# |
G |
| RH |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| LH |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
D Major (2 Sharps: F, C)
| Scale Notes |
D |
E |
F# |
G |
A |
B |
C# |
D |
| RH |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| LH |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
A Major (3 Sharps: F, C, G)
| Scale Notes |
|
A |
B |
C# |
D |
E |
F# |
G# |
A |
| RH |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| LH |
|
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
E Major (4 Sharps: F, C, G, D)
| Scale Notes |
E |
F# |
G# |
A |
B |
C# |
D# |
E |
| RH |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| LH |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
B Major (5 Sharps: F, C, G, D, A)
| Scale Notes |
B |
C# |
D# |
E |
F# |
G# |
A# |
B |
| RH |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| LH |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
We’re now at “6:00″ on the circle of fifths so will start going flat with our piano fingerings
Gb Major (6 flats: B, E, A, D, G, C)
| Scale Notes |
Gb |
Ab |
Bb |
Cb |
Db |
Eb |
F |
Gb |
| RH |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| LH |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Db Major (5 flats: B, E, A, D, G)
| Scale Notes |
Db |
Eb |
F |
Gb |
Ab |
Bb |
C |
Db |
| RH |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| LH |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Ab Major (4 flats: B, E, A, D)
| Scale Notes |
Ab |
Bb |
C |
Db |
Eb |
F |
G |
Ab |
| RH |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| LH |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Eb Major (3 flats: B, E, A)
| Scale Notes |
Eb |
F |
G |
Ab |
Bb |
C |
D |
Eb |
| RH |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| LH |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Bb Major (2 flats: B, E)
| Scale Notes |
Bb |
C |
D |
Eb |
F |
G |
A |
Bb |
| RH |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| LH |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
F Major (1 flat: B)
| Scale Notes |
F |
G |
A |
Bb |
C |
D |
E |
F |
| RH |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| LH |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
As I can’t find an accordion teacher in my area ,I am using the r/h only for piano accordion application and find this system excellent to follow both scale fingering and key change scales.
Pity you didn’t have this layout for the button bass on the full size accordion.
Much appreciated!
hmmm i need god piano fingering and pentatonic and harmonic scale.tanx.
@john hannah
Left hand standard bass fingering for accordion major scale is
4 2 -4 5 3 -5 -3 4 etc harmonic minor scale 3 2 5 3 2 5 -2 3 etc. The fingers preceded by a dash are using notes on the counterbass row. All scales are the same fingerings in all keys. Melodic minor is a combination of these two scales.
@dare opes
Pentatonic scales use only figers 1 2 3. E.g. C major is 1 2 3 1 3 1 etc
Happy practice!
Pentatonic scales use only
Thank you, Matt!