A sharp minor
7 sharps: F sharp C sharp G sharp D sharp A sharp E sharp B sharp
- Natural
- A sharp B sharp C sharp D sharp E sharp F sharp G sharp A sharp
- Harmonic
- A sharp B sharp C sharp D sharp E sharp F sharp G double sharp A sharp
- Melodic up
- A sharp B sharp C sharp D sharp E sharp F double sharp G double sharp A sharp
- Melodic down
- A sharp G sharp F sharp E sharp D sharp C sharp B sharp A sharp
Relative major: C sharp majorAlso written as B flat minor
Fingering note: Occasionally printed with LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3, which puts the thumb on D flat; most books use the fingering shown.
A sharp minor fingering at a glance
One octave going up, harmonic minor. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
| Note | A sharp | B sharp | C sharp | D sharp | E sharp | F sharp | G double sharp | A sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
A sharp minor: common questions
- What notes are in A sharp minor?
- A sharp minor has 7 sharps: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp and B sharp. The natural minor scale is A sharp B sharp C sharp D sharp E sharp F sharp G sharp A sharp. The harmonic minor raises the 7th: A sharp B sharp C sharp D sharp E sharp F sharp G double sharp A sharp. The melodic minor raises the 6th and 7th going up (A sharp B sharp C sharp D sharp E sharp F double sharp G double sharp A sharp) and comes down as the natural minor.
- What is the fingering for the A sharp minor scale?
- For one octave going up (harmonic minor), the right hand plays 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 and the left hand plays 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2, on A sharp B sharp C sharp D sharp E sharp F sharp G double sharp A sharp. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
- What is the relative major of A sharp minor?
- C sharp major. It has the same key signature as A sharp minor, so it uses the same sharps or flats.
- What are the notes of the A sharp minor arpeggio?
- A sharp, C sharp and E sharp: the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the scale. In root position over one octave, the right hand plays 2 3 1 2 and the left hand plays 3 2 1 3.
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