Visual Guides

to Piano Scales
by
Charles Wu

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Email: cwdorianmusic@gmail.com

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Contents
3

C 4

C#/Db 6

D 8

Eb 10

E 12

F 14

F# 16

G 18

G#/Ab 20

A 22

Bb 24

B 26

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How to Use
1. Left hand fingering is indicated as numbers within a circle: 3
Right hand fingering is indicated as numbers without a circle: 3

2. Alternative fingering is shown in bracket below for white keys and above for black keys: 4

3. To find the current position in a contrary motion scale, match left and right hand note with the same dice symbol:

4
1
B
C
4. indicates the start and end of the a scale or arpeggio respectively.

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 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
E A E A

1 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 4 5
5 4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1
C D F G B C D F G B C

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 3 3
3 3
E E

1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5
5 4 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 1 3 2 1
C D F G A B C D F G A B C

3 3 4 3 3 4
3 3 2 3 3 2
E A B E A B

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 5
5 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1
C D F G C D F G C

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 2

2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2
3 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 3
C D F G A C D F G A C

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
F
(E )
C
(B )
F
(E )
C
(B )

3 4 2

2 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3
3 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3
C D F G C D F G C

1 1 2 1 1 2
1 2 1 1 2 1
E A C
(B#)
E A C
(B#)

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 3 4 2

2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 3
3 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 3
C D F G A C D F G A C

1 1
1 1
E C
(B )
1 1
1 1
E C
(B )

3 4 2

2 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3
3 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3
C D F G C D F G C

1 1 2 1 1 2
1 2 1 1 2 1
E A B E A B
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 3 4 3 4
3 2 3 2
F C F C

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 5
5 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 2 1 3 1 1
D E G A B D E G A B D

3 4 3 4
3 2 3 2
B C B C

1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 5
5 4 3 2 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1
D E F G A D E F G A D

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 4 4
2 2
C C

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 5
5 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 1
D E F G A B D E F G A B D

3 3
3 3
B B

1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 3 1 2 4 5
5 4 3 2 1 2
1 1 4 3 2 1 2
1 1
D E F G A C D E F G A C D

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 2 2

3 3 4 3 3 4 3
3 4 3 3 4 3 3
E A B E A B E

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
F G C D F G C D

3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3
2 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2
E G A B E G A B E

1 1 2 1 1 2
1 1 3 1 1 3
F (C )
B D F (C )
B D
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 2

3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3
3 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2
E G A B E G A B E

1 1 2 1 1 2
1 1 3 1 1 3
F C D F C D

3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 3
2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 3 2
E G A B D E G A B D E

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
F (C )
B F (C )
B
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 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 4
4 3 3 2 4 3 3 2
F G C D F G C D

1 1 2 1 1 2 5
5 2 1 1 2 1 1
E A B E A B E

2 4 2 4
4 2 4 2
F D F D

1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 5
5 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1
E G A B C E G A B C E

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 2 3 4 2 3 4
4 3 2 4 3 2
F C D F C D

1 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 5
5 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 1
E G A B E G A B E

2 2
4 4
F F

1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 5
5 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1
E G A B C D E G A B C D E

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 4 4
2 2
B B

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
5 4 3 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 3 2 1
F G A C D E F G A C D E F

3 4 2 3 4 2
3 2 3 3 2 3
A B D A B D

1 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 4
5 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 1
F G C E F G C E F

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 3 4 3 4
3 2 3 2
A B A B

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4
5 4 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 2 1
F G C D E F G C D E F

3 4 2 3 3 4 2 3
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
A B D E A B D E

1 2 1 1 2 1 4
5 4 1 1 4 1 1
F G C F G C F

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 45

2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2
4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 2
F G A C D F G A C D F

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
B F
(E )
B F
(E )

3 4 4

2 3 3 3 4 3 3
4 3 3 4 3 3 2
F G C F G C F

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
A B D F
(E )
A B D F
(E )

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 4

2 3 3 4 2 3 3 4 3
4 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 2
F G C D F G C D F

1 2 1 1 2 1
2 1 1 2 1 1
A B F
(E )
A B F
(E )

3 4 4

2 3 3 3 4 3 3
4 3 3 4 3 3 2
F G C F G C F

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
A B D E A B D E

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 4 4
2 2
F F

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 5
5 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1
G A B C D E G A B C D E G

3 3 4 3 3 4
3 3 2 3 3 2
B E F B E F

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 5
5 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1
G A C D G A C D G

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 3 4 3 4
3 2 3 2
B F B F

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 5
5 4 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 3 1
G A C D E G A C D E G

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
B E B E

1 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 4 5
5 4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1
G A C D F G A C D F G

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 3 4 2

2 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3
3 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3
A B D E A B D E A

1 1 2 1 1 2
1 2 1 1 2 1
C F G C F G

3 4 2

2 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3
3 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3
A B D E A B D E A

1 1 2 1 1 2
1 2 1 1 2 1
B
(C ) (F )
E G B
(C )
E
(F )
G
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 3 4 2

2 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 3
3 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3
A B D E A B D E A

1 1 2 1 1 2
1 2 1 1 2 1

(C )
B F G (C )
B F G

3 4 3 2

2 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3
3 2 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3
A B D E G A B D E G A

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1

(C )
B (F )
E (C )
B E
(F )

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 3 3 4 3 3 4
3 3 2 3 3 2
C F G C F G

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 5
5 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1
A B D E A B D E A

4 4
2 2
G G

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 5
5 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1
A B C D E F A B C D E F A

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 3 4 3 4
3 2 3 2
F G F G

1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 5
5 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 1
A B C D E A B C D E A

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A

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 4 2

2 3 4 3 4
3 4 3 4 3
B E B E B

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3
2 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 1
C D F G A C D F G A

2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 4
2 3 2 4 2 3 2 4 2
B D E G B D E G B

1 1 3 1 1 3
1 1 3 1 1 3
C F A C F A
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 4

2 2 3 4 2 3 4
2 3 2 2 3 2 2
B D E B D E B

1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3
1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3
C F G A C F G A

2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4
2 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2
B D E G A B D E G A B

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
C F C F
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 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4
3 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2
C D F G A C D F G A

1 1 1 1 5
4 1 1 1 1
B E B E B

2 2 4 2 2 4
3 4 2 3 4 2
C F A C F A

1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 5
4 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 1
B D E G B D E G B

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 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4
3 4 3 2 3 4 3 2
C F G A C F G A

1 3 1 1 3 1 5
4 2 1 1 2 1 1
B D E B D E B

2 2 2 2
3 4 3 4
C F C F

1 3 1 3 4 1 3 1 3 4 5
4 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 1
B D E G A B D E G A B

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