A minor
No sharps or flats
- Natural
- A B C D E F G A
- Harmonic
- A B C D E F G sharp A
- Melodic up
- A B C D E F sharp G sharp A
- Melodic down
- A G F E D C B A
A minor fingering at a glance
One octave going up, harmonic minor. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
| Note | A | B | C | D | E | F | G sharp | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
A minor: common questions
- What notes are in A minor?
- A minor has no sharps or flats. The natural minor scale is A B C D E F G A. The harmonic minor raises the 7th: A B C D E F G sharp A. The melodic minor raises the 6th and 7th going up (A B C D E F sharp G sharp A) and comes down as the natural minor.
- What is the fingering for the A minor scale?
- For one octave going up (harmonic minor), the right hand plays 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 and the left hand plays 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1, on A B C D E F G sharp A. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
- What is the relative major of A minor?
- C major. It has the same key signature as A minor, so neither has any sharps or flats.
- What are the notes of the A minor arpeggio?
- A, C and E: the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the scale. In root position over one octave, the right hand plays 1 2 3 5 and the left hand plays 5 4 2 1.
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