🎹 12 Minor Scales 🎹

12 Minor Scales — Piano Guide

Scale notes • Family chords • Relative major • 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. A Minor

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 = Am (A–C–E)

ii° = Bdim (B–D–F)

III = C (C–E–G)

iv = Dm (D–F–A)

v = Em (E–G–B)

VI = F (F–A–C)

VII = G (G–B–D)

Relative Major: C Major

2. E Minor

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 = Em (E–G–B)

ii° = F#dim (F#–A–C)

III = G (G–B–D)

iv = Am (A–C–E)

v = Bm (B–D–F#)

VI = C (C–E–G)

VII = D (D–F#–A)

Relative Major: G Major

3. B Minor

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 = Bm (B–D–F#)

ii° = C#dim (C#–E–G)

III = D (D–F#–A)

iv = Em (E–G–B)

v = F#m (F#–A–C#)

VI = G (G–B–D)

VII = A (A–C#–E)

Relative Major: D Major

4. F# Minor

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

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

i = F#m (F#–A–C#)

ii° = G#dim (G#–B–D)

III = A (A–C#–E)

iv = Bm (B–D–F#)

v = C#m (C#–E–G#)

VI = D (D–F#–A)

VII = E (E–G#–B)

Relative Major: A Major

5. C# Minor

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

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

i = C#m (C#–E–G#)

ii° = D#dim (D#–F#–A)

III = E (E–G#–B)

iv = F#m (F#–A–C#)

v = G#m (G#–B–D#)

VI = A (A–C#–E)

VII = B (B–D#–F#)

Relative Major: E Major

6. G# Minor

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

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

i = G#m (G#–B–D#)

ii° = A#dim (A#–C#–E)

III = B (B–D#–F#)

iv = C#m (C#–E–G#)

v = D#m (D#–F#–A#)

VI = E (E–G#–B)

VII = F# (F#–A#–C#)

Relative Major: B Major

7. D# Minor

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

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

i = D#m (D#–F#–A#)

ii° = E#dim (E#–G#–B)

III = F# (F#–A#–C#)

iv = G#m (G#–B–D#)

v = A#m (A#–C#–E#)

VI = B (B–D#–F#)

VII = C# (C#–E#–G#)

Relative Major: F# Major

8. A# Minor

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

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

i = A#m (A#–C#–E#)

ii° = B#dim (B#–D#–F#)

III = C# (C#–E#–G#)

iv = D#m (D#–F#–A#)

v = E#m (E#–G#–B#)

VI = F# (F#–A#–C#)

VII = G# (G#–B#–D#)

Relative Major: C# Major (Db Major)

9. D Minor

Scale: D E F G A Bb C

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

i = Dm (D–F–A)

ii° = Edim (E–G–Bb)

III = F (F–A–C)

iv = Gm (G–Bb–D)

v = Am (A–C–E)

VI = Bb (Bb–D–F)

VII = C (C–E–G)

Relative Major: F Major

10. G Minor

Scale: G A Bb C D Eb F

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

i = Gm (G–Bb–D)

ii° = Adim (A–C–Eb)

III = Bb (Bb–D–F)

iv = Cm (C–Eb–G)

v = Dm (D–F–A)

VI = Eb (Eb–G–Bb)

VII = F (F–A–C)

Relative Major: Bb Major

11. C Minor

Scale: C D Eb F G Ab Bb

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

i = Cm (C–Eb–G)

ii° = Ddim (D–F–Ab)

III = Eb (Eb–G–Bb)

iv = Fm (F–Ab–C)

v = Gm (G–Bb–D)

VI = Ab (Ab–C–Eb)

VII = Bb (Bb–D–F)

Relative Major: Eb Major

12. F Minor

Scale: F G Ab Bb C Db Eb

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

i = Fm (F–Ab–C)

ii° = Gdim (G–Bb–Db)

III = Ab (Ab–C–Eb)

iv = Bbm (Bb–Db–F)

v = Cm (C–Eb–G)

VI = Db (Db–F–Ab)

VII = Eb (Eb–G–Bb)

Relative Major: Ab Major

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