Video demonstrations of all 12 major scales
Video demonstrations and notation of all harmonic and melodic minor scales
Piano Scales Two Octaves Hands Together
Below I have provided a link to a page showing the notes and correct fingering for all major scales, both hands. I have also provided video demonstration for each major scale.
Practising scales on the piano in the correct way can vastly improve many areas of your general musicianship, including technique, musical ear and understanding of theory. Read more about why it is a good idea to practise scales
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Before we get to the scales, here is a reminder of the finger numbers of each hand:
Also a reminder of the notes of the grand staff, and the letter names of the black and white keys on the piano keyboard:
C Major Scale Two Octaves
The key of C major has no sharps or flats. This means that the scale only uses white keys. The notes played are C D E F G A B and so on:
To find demonstrations and notation for all the major scales, click here.
More scales explained and demonstrated:
Minor scales
Chromatic scale
You can find a video demonstration of every major scale and explanation of how to work out the key signature for each one following the cycle of fifths here.
Learn about different kinds of scales in the following tutorial:
Modes – how to work out all modes from ionian to locrian
You can find out more about how practising in all keys benefits your piano technique here.