C natural minor scale
The darker cousin of the major scale: its third, sixth and seventh notes are one key lower.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on C 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 C 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 C minor
- SearchingChristos Tsitsaros
- PaparazziLady Gaga
- LovesongThe Cure
- This Is Halloween (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)Danny Elfman
- Eye Of The TigerSurvivor
- Enjoy The SilenceDepeche Mode
- SkyfallAdele
- It's My LifeBon Jovi
- Let Me Love YouDJ Snake
- Don't Let It Bring You DownNeil Young
- Hawaii Five-o ThemeThe Ventures
- Say My NameDestiny's Child
- Rolling In The DeepAdele
- Love Theme From The GodfatherNino Rota
- UnfaithfulRihanna
- Don't Leave Me This WayThelma Houston
- Jack's ObsessionDanny Elfman
- Hymn For The WeekendColdplay
- Where Have You BeenRihanna
- OneHarry Nilsson
- Somebody's Watching MeRockwell
- TreasureBruno Mars
- ImpossibleJames Arthur
- One WishRay J
Questions
What notes are in the C natural minor scale?
C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭ and B♭, then C again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the C natural 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 C minor?
Searching by Christos Tsitsaros, Paparazzi by Lady Gaga and Lovesong by The Cure are among the songs here in C minor.