Bellingham Music Teachers’ Association Scale and Arpeggio Fingering Chart for Piano Major and Minor Scales and Arpeggios (Two Octaves) Chromatic Scale C Major Ascending Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 Alternate LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 C7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 G Major Ascending Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 Alternate LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 G7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 D Major Ascending Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 Alternate LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 D7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 A Major Ascending Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 Alternate LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 A7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 E Major Ascending Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 Alternate LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 E7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 B Major Ascending Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 B7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 F#/G-flat Major Ascending Scale RH 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 LH 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 Alternate LH 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 Alternate LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 F#7 Arpeggio RH 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 C#/D-flat Major Ascending Scale RH 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 Root Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 LH 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 C#7 Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 A-flat Major Ascending Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 Root Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 LH 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 A-flat 7 Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 E-flat Major Ascending Scale RH 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 Root Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 LH 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 E-flat Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 B-flat Major Ascending Scale RH 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 Root Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 LH 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 B-flat 7 Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 F Major Ascending Scale RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 Alternate LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 F7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 a minor Ascending Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 Alternate LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 a dim7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 e minor Ascending Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 Alternate LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 e dim7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 b minor Ascending Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scale RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 b dim7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 f# minor Ascending Descending Natural and Harmonic Minor Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 LH 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 Alternate LH 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 Melodic Minor Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 LH 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 Alternate LH 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 Root Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 LH 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 f# dim7 Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 c# minor Ascending Descending Natural and Harmonic Minor Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 Melodic Minor Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 Root Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 LH 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 c# dim7 Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 g# minor Ascending Descending Natural Minor Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 LH 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 Harmonic Minor Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 Melodic Minor Scale RH 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 LH 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 Root Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 LH 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 g# dim7 Arpeggio RH 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 Alternate LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 d#/e-flat minor Ascending Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scale RH 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 LH 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 Root Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 LH 5 4 2 1 4 2 1 Alternate LH 5 3 2 1 3 2 1 d# dim7 Arpeggio RH 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 Alternate LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 b-flat minor Ascending Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scale RH 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Alternate RH 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 LH 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 Alternate LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 Root Arpeggio RH 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 LH 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 Alternate LH 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 b-flat dim7 Arpeggio RH 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Alternate RH 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 Alternate LH 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2
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