A harmonic minor scale
The natural minor with its seventh note raised, for a strong pull back home.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on A with finger 1. Going up the fingers are 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Your thumb tucks under after finger 3. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on A with finger 5. Going up the fingers are 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. After your thumb, finger 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in A minor
- Für EliseLudwig van Beethoven · Key of Am
- Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson · Key of Am
- BelieverImagine Dragons · Key of Am
- Una MattinaLudovico Einaudi · Key of Am
Questions
What notes are in the A harmonic minor scale?
A, B, C, D, E, F and G♯, then A again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the A harmonic minor scale?
Right hand going up: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in A minor?
Für Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven, Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson and Believer by Imagine Dragons are among the songs here in A minor.