🎹 12 Major Scale 🎹

12 Major Scales — Piano Guide

Scale notes • Family chords • Relative minor • Standard fingering (RH / LH)

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Scale shown as: Key — notes
Family: I ii iii IV V vi vii° (triads shown)
Fingering shown for Right Hand (RH) and Left Hand (LH) using numbers (1=thumb...5=pinky)

1. C Major

Scale: C D E F G A B

RH: 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1

I = C (C–E–G)

ii = Dm (D–F–A)

iii = Em (E–G–B)

IV = F (F–A–C)

V = G (G–B–D)

vi = Am (A–C–E)

vii° = Bdim (B–D–F)

Relative Minor: A Minor (A B C D E F G)

2. G Major

Scale: G A B C D E F#

RH: 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1

I = G (G–B–D)

ii = Am (A–C–E)

iii = Bm (B–D–F#)

IV = C (C–E–G)

V = D (D–F#–A)

vi = Em (E–G–B)

vii° = F#dim (F#–A–C)

Relative Minor: E Minor (E F# G A B C D)

3. D Major

Scale: D E F# G A B C#

RH: 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1

I = D (D–F#–A)

ii = Em (E–G–B)

iii = F#m (F#–A–C#)

IV = G (G–B–D)

V = A (A–C#–E)

vi = Bm (B–D–F#)

vii° = C#dim (C#–E–G)

Relative Minor: B Minor (B C# D E F# G A)

4. A Major

Scale: A B C# D E F# G#

RH: 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1

I = A (A–C#–E)

ii = Bm (B–D–F#)

iii = C#m (C#–E–G#)

IV = D (D–F#–A)

V = E (E–G#–B)

vi = F#m (F#–A–C#)

vii° = G#dim (G#–B–D)

Relative Minor: F# Minor (F# G# A B C# D E)

5. E Major

Scale: E F# G# A B C# D#

RH: 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1

I = E (E–G#–B)

ii = F#m (F#–A–C#)

iii = G#m (G#–B–D#)

IV = A (A–C#–E)

V = B (B–D#–F#)

vi = C#m (C#–E–G#)

vii° = D#dim (D#–F#–A)

Relative Minor: C# Minor (C# D# E F# G# A B)

6. B Major

Scale: B C# D# E F# G# A#

RH: 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 4–3–2–1–4–3–2–1

I = B (B–D#–F#)

ii = C#m (C#–E–G#)

iii = D#m (D#–F#–A#)

IV = E (E–G#–B)

V = F# (F#–A#–C#)

vi = G#m (G#–B–D#)

vii° = A#dim (A#–C#–E)

Relative Minor: G# Minor (G# A# B C# D# E F#)

7. F# Major

Scale: F# G# A# B C# D# E#

RH: 2–3–4–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 4–3–2–1–4–3–2–1

I = F# (F#–A#–C#)

ii = G#m (G#–B–D#)

iii = A#m (A#–C#–E#)

IV = B (B–D#–F#)

V = C# (C#–E#–G#)

vi = D#m (D#–F#–A#)

vii° = E#dim (E#–G#–B)

Relative Minor: D# Minor (D# E# F# G# A# B C#)

8. C# Major (Db)

Scale: C# D# E# F# G# A# B#

RH: 2–3–4–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 3–2–1–4–3–2–1–4

I = C# (C#–E#–G#)

ii = D#m (D#–F#–A#)

iii = E#m (E#–G#–B#)

IV = F# (F#–A#–C#)

V = G# (G#–B#–D#)

vi = A#m (A#–C#–E#)

vii° = B#dim (B#–D#–F#)

Relative Minor: A# Minor (A# B# C# D# E# F# G#)

9. F Major

Scale: F G A Bb C D E

RH: 1–2–3–4–1–2–3–4   |   LH: 5–4–3–2–1–4–3–2

I = F (F–A–C)

ii = Gm (G–Bb–D)

iii = Am (A–C–E)

IV = Bb (Bb–D–F)

V = C (C–E–G)

vi = Dm (D–F–A)

vii° = Edim (E–G–Bb)

Relative Minor: D Minor (D E F G A Bb C)

10. Bb Major

Scale: Bb C D Eb F G A

RH: 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5   |   LH: 3–2–1–4–3–2–1–4

I = Bb (Bb–D–F)

ii = Cm (C–Eb–G)

iii = Dm (D–F–A)

IV = Eb (Eb–G–Bb)

V = F (F–A–C)

vi = Gm (G–Bb–D)

vii° = Adim (A–C–Eb)

Relative Minor: G Minor (G A Bb C D Eb F)

11. Eb Major

Scale: Eb F G Ab Bb C D

RH: 2–3–1–2–3–4–1–2–3–4   |   LH: 3–2–1–4–3–2–1–4–3–2

I = Eb (Eb–G–Bb)

ii = Fm (F–Ab–C)

iii = Gm (G–Bb–D)

IV = Ab (Ab–C–Eb)

V = Bb (Bb–D–F)

vi = Cm (C–Eb–G)

vii° = Ddim (D–F–Ab)

Relative Minor: C Minor (C D Eb F G Ab Bb)

12. Ab Major

Scale: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

RH: 2–3–4–1–2–3–4–1–2–3–4   |   LH: 3–2–1–4–3–2–1–4–3–2

I = Ab (Ab–C–Eb)

ii = Bbm (Bb–Db–F)

iii = Cm (C–Eb–G)

IV = Db (Db–F–Ab)

V = Eb (Eb–G–Bb)

vi = Fm (F–Ab–C)

vii° = Gdim (G–Bb–Db)

Relative Minor: F Minor (F G Ab Bb C Db Eb)

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