This article has been viewed 31,386 times. Perfect the scale, then its sounds! Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Do not try the last tip until you know the scale properly! Please consider making a contribution to wikiHow today. All scales are the same fingerings in all keys. Black keys are either sharps or flats. wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. You could try playing with one octave, both hands, then after you know it well, try doing two. Keep trying and you will get the hang of it. There are many different kinds of scales: C Major, G Major, D Major, the Harmonic and Melodic scales, etc. A, b, c, d. These are not the names of the notes, they are just a guideline to play the scale more professionally. 4 2 -4 5 3 -5 -3 4 etc harmonic minor scale 3 2 5 3 2 5 -2 3 etc. Experiment and see what feels right for you! All scales are made with a specific pattern of whole steps (tones) and half steps (semitones). D has two sharps in its key signature and they are F and C … For excellent playing, you could play the first of every four notes loudly, and the other three softly. C major is 1 2 3 1 3 1 etc. The given fingering is for the last octave played, or for just one octave. B Major Scale F Major Scale Bb Major Scale Eb Major Scale Ab Major Scale Db Major Scale Gb Major Scale. (The black key to the right of the F note.) Minor Scales Piano. consider supporting our work with a contribution to wikiHow. RH 123 1234 123 12345 LH 54321 321 4321 321. The 5th finger plays G, 4th finger plays F#, 3rd finger plays E, 2nd plays D, and thumb (1st) plays C. Third finger now goes over thumb to play B, 2nd plays A and 1st finger plays G. I created a video showing how you should play the G major scale with the right hand as well as the left hand. Please consider making a contribution to wikiHow today. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. In addition, you should of course exercise scales with your right hand, but in that case you use some other fingerings. wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. Your support helps wikiHow to create more in-depth illustrated articles and videos and to share our trusted brand of instructional content with millions of people all over the world. Here are the correct fingerings for all 15 major scales for the piano. These scales are for the left hand. Therefore you will play only one black key, F sharp. Minor scales have a reputation of being harder to learn. How many black keys are played in a G major scale? Once you get good at this, then try out other scales and chords respectively. Major Scales for Piano C Major 1 2 312 3 4 1 3 1 5 1 4 1 3 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 G Major 12 3 12 34 1 31 5 13 14 13 5 4 3 2 … If you really can’t stand to see another ad again, then please consider supporting our work with a contribution to wikiHow. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Comments. % of people told us that this article helped them. In addition, you should of course exercise scales with your right hand, but in that case you use some other fingerings. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/2\/21\/Play-the-G-Major-Scale-on-Piano-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Play-the-G-Major-Scale-on-Piano-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/2\/21\/Play-the-G-Major-Scale-on-Piano-Step-1.jpg\/aid1853230-v4-728px-Play-the-G-Major-Scale-on-Piano-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"

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