C minor
3 flats: B flat E flat A flat
- Natural
- C D E flat F G A flat B flat C
- Harmonic
- C D E flat F G A flat B C
- Melodic up
- C D E flat F G A B C
- Melodic down
- C B flat A flat G F E flat D C
C minor fingering at a glance
One octave going up, harmonic minor. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
| Note | C | D | E flat | F | G | A flat | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
C minor: common questions
- What notes are in C minor?
- C minor has 3 flats: B flat, E flat and A flat. The natural minor scale is C D E flat F G A flat B flat C. The harmonic minor raises the 7th: C D E flat F G A flat B C. The melodic minor raises the 6th and 7th going up (C D E flat F G A B C) and comes down as the natural minor.
- What is the fingering for the C 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 C D E flat F G A flat B C. Coming down, use the same finger on each note.
- What is the relative major of C minor?
- E flat major. It has the same key signature as C minor, so it uses the same sharps or flats.
- What are the notes of the C minor arpeggio?
- C, E flat and G: 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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