Scale Fingering Chart

This is a quick reference guide to commonly used fingering for scales.

The fingering always alternates 123 1234 (or 321 4321) so that the same fingering pattern repeats every octave.
The thumb always stays on the white keys, never on black keys.
The fourth finger always plays a black key (when there is a black key to be played in the scale).
The fifth finger is only used at a starting place, a stopping place, or a turning-around place.
Based on previous rule, use #5 finger at the end of a scale, instead of #1 as indicated below. The e The chart below is marked with #1 at the end of the scale, assuming you will continue to play another octave.

	Major		Natural Minor		Harmonic Minor		Melodic Minor (ascending)
	Key	Fingering	Key	Fingering	Key	Fingering	Key	Fingering
RH	C major	12312341	A minor	12312341	A minor	12312341	A minor	12312341
LH	C major	14321321	A minor	54321321	A minor	32132143	A minor	21321432 (14321321)
RH	G major	12312341	E minor	34123123	E minor	12312341	E minor	12312341
LH	G major	32132143	E minor	14321321	E minor	14321321	E minor	14321321
RH	D major	12312341	B minor	34123123	B minor	12312341	B minor	12312341
LH	D major	21432132	B minor	13214321	B minor	13214321	B minor	13214321
RH	A major	12312341	F# minor	34123123	F# minor	34123123	F# minor	23123412
LH	A major	21321432	F# minor	43213214	F# minor	43213214	F# minor	43213214
RH	E major	12312341	C# minor	34123123	C# minor	34123123	C# minor	23123412
LH	E major	14321321	C# minor	32143213	C# minor	32143213	C# minor	32143213
RH	B/Cb major	12312341	G#/Ab minor	34123123	G#/Ab minor	34123123	G#/Ab minor	34123123
LH	B/Cb major	13214321	G#/Ab minor	32132143	G#/Ab minor	32143213	G#/Ab minor	32143213
RH	F#/Gb major	23412312	D#/Eb minor	31234123	D#/Eb minor	31234123	D#/Eb minor	31234123
LH	F#/Gb major	43213214	D#/Eb minor	21432132	D#/Eb minor	21432132	D#/Eb minor	21432132
RH	C#/Db major	23123412	A#/Bb minor	41231234	A#/Bb minor	41231234	A#/Bb minor	41231234
LH	C#/Db major	32143213	A#/Bb minor	21321432	A#/Bb minor	21321432	A#/Bb minor	21432132 (21321432)
RH	Ab major	34123123	F minor	12341231	F minor	12341231	F minor	12341231
LH	Ab major	32143213	F minor	21321432	F minor	21321432	F minor	21432132
RH	Eb major	31234123	C minor	12312341	C minor	12312341 (23412312)	C minor	12312341 (23412312)
LH	Eb major	32143213	C minor	21321432 (14321321)	C minor	21321432 (14321321)	C minor	21432132 (14321321)
RH	Bb major	41231234	G minor	23412312 (12312341)	G minor	12312341	G minor	12312341
LH	Bb major	32143213	G minor	21321432 (14321321)	G minor	21321432 (14321321)	G minor	21432132 (14321321)
RH	F major	12341231	D minor	23123412 (12312341)	D minor	12312341	D minor	12312341
LH	F major	32143213	D minor	21321432 (14321321)	D minor	21321432 (14321321)	D minor	32132143 (14321321)

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federico says

at 7:12 pm

the fingering is wrong… You cannot start c Major scale with finger #1 on your left hand you start with finger #5…..

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  at 8:23 pm
  
  Oops, you are absolutely right! It was an error. It is now corrected.
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