Piano scales

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Piano Minor arpeggios

Close related to the Minor Scales are these arpeggios, based on minor triads (three-note chords).

The patterns shown in the diagrams below can be played all over the keyboard and with both hands. The general fingerings are (right hand ascending): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. To accomplished this the thumb goes under the hand to the next octave and the long finger is used as pivot finger.

A Minor arpeggio from root over two octaves and ending on the root on third octave:

Minor arpeggios overview
C: C, Eb G, C
C#/Db: C#, E, G#, C# / Db, E, Ab, Db
D: D, F, A, D
D#/Eb: D#, F#, A#, D# / Eb, Gb, Bb, Eb
E: E, G, B, E
F: F, Ab, C, F
F#/Gb: F#, A, C#, F# / Gb, A, Db, Gb
G: G, Bb, D, G
G#/Ab: G#, B, D#, G# / Ab, B, Eb, Ab
A: A, C, E, A
A#/Bb: A#, C#, E#, A# / Bb, Db, F, Bb
B: B, D, F#, B