SCALE AND ARPEGGIO FINGERING CHART

 

Flats come in this order: BEADGCF; Sharps come in this order: FCGDAEB; b=flat sign

 

MAJOR SCALES

                         GBAG                                                  D                         C           F#   G F#              B                                                                      G B A   G

G (1#) 0210 1230 1230 1212 3412 1234 4432 1432 1432 1432 1432 1021 0

 

                          AbCBb Ab                                           Db                            Db         G  AbG               C                              C                                      AbCBbAb   

Ab (4b) 1321 2341 2341 2123 4123 1234 4432 1321 4321 2143 2143 2132 1

A(3#) may  be played using A   fingering.  Use opens on the way up.                                            Alt. 2143

 

 

                        BbDCBb                                                                Bb         Eb         A BbA                D           A                                                     CBbDC   Bb  

Bb  (2b)2432 3412 3412 3412 3123 1234 4432 1321 3214 3214 3214 3243 2

 

All other major scales may be played with the Bb major fingering.  Shift up until 2 is on the tonic.

Key signatures: C(0), D(2#), E(4#), B(5#), F#(6#), C#(7#), F(1b), Eb(3b), Db(5b), Gb(6b),Cb(7b)

 

MINOR SCALES-Melodic Minor: raise the 6th and 7th notes going up only.

                      GBbAG                        EF#                  D                              D E F#   G F EbD           A                                                                   GBbA   G

G (2b)0210 1230 1230 1212 3412 3123 4323 2132 1432 1432 1432 1021 0

 

 

                  A C B A                      F#G#              D                      C         EF#G#    A G F E           B                                                                    AC B    A

A (0)1321 2301 2301 2123 4121 2123 4323 2143 2143 2143 2143 2132 1

 

 

                     B D C#B                     G#A#                               B             EF#G#A    BAG F#           C#        stay             C#                                BDC# B

B (2#)2432 3412 3412 3412 3123 1234 4323 2132 1432 1214 3214 3243 2

 

All other minor scales may be played with the B minor fingering.  Shift up until 2 is on the tonic.

Key signatures: E(1#), F#(3#), C#(4#), G#(5#), D#(6#), A#(7#), D(1b), C(3b), F(4b), Bb(5b), Eb(6b), Ab(7b)

 

 

 

 

 

 


ARPEGGIO FINGERING CHART


 

 


G arpeggio

m       020 131 131 413 131 302 0   G BbD

M       020 131 131 413 131 302 0   G B D

6        021 132 132 423 141 312 0   G B E

M6/4  031 142 142 424 142 313 0   G C E

m6/4   031 142 142 424 142 313 0   G C Eb

dim.7  0241 3120 2123 4321 2021 3142 0 GBbDbE

dom.7 0202 3131 2123 4321 2131 3202 0 GBDF

 

Ab arpeggio

m         131 131 131 413  113 113 1 Ab Cb Eb        

        OR 131 424 313 431 342 413 1

M         131 131 131 413 142 413 1 Ab C Eb          

         OR 131 424 313 431 342 413 1    

6          132 132 132 423 123 123 1    Ab C  F

M6/4    142 142 142 424 124 124 1   Ab Db F

m6/4     142 142 142 424 124 124 1   Ab Db Fb

dim. 7    1202 4131 2123 4321 3131 4202 1  Ab Cb D F

dom. 7  1313 4242 3123 4321 3242 4313 1   Ab C Eb Gb

 

A arpeggio

m   131 020 313 431 302 013 1  ACE

M  131 020 313 431 302 013 1  AC#E

6    132 021 313 431 312 023 1   AC#F#

M6/4 102 031 313 431 313 020 1 ADF#

m6/4  102 031 313 431 313 020 1  ADF

dim.7  1312 0241 3123 4321 3142 0213 1  ACEbF#

dom.7   1313 0202 3123 4321 3202 0313 1  AC#EF

 

 

 

Bb arpeggio

m         242 113 213 431 413 124 2    Bb Db F

M         242 113 213 431 413 124 2    Bb D F

6          243 114 213 431 423 134 2    Bb D G

M6/4   213 113 113 431 424 131 2     Bb Eb G

m6/4    213 113 113 431 424 131 2     Bb Eb Gb

dim.7   2413 1131 2123 4321 4203 1314 2 BbDbFb(E)G

dom. 7 2424 1131 2123 4321 4313 1424 2 BbDFAb

 

B arpeggio and  any other keys beginning with the 2nd finger.

m   242 113 213 431 413 124 2  BDF#

M  242 113 213 431 413 124 2   BD#F#  (DF#A)

6   243 114 213 431 423 134 2   BD#G#

M6/4   213 113 113 431 424 131 2  BEG#

m6/4    213 113 113 431 424 131 2  BEG

dim.7   2413 1131 2123 4321 4213 1314 2  BDFAb

dom.7  2424 1131 2123 4321 4313 1424 2   BD#F#A