Transcription of Piano Fingering Chart - WSMTA
1 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 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
3 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.
4 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
5 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.
6 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 f minor Ascending Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor 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 f dim7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 c minor Ascending Natural.
7 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 c dim7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 g 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 g dim7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 d 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 d dim7 Arpeggio RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 LH 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 Chromatic Ascending C Scale RH 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 LH 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 Alternate RH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 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 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1