A melodic minor scale fingering
The A melodic minor scale has no sharps or flats, with the 6th and 7th notes raised on the way up (F♯ and G♯). Play one octave going up with the right hand on 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 and the left hand on 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. Coming down, play the natural minor scale (the 6th and 7th notes go back down) with the same fingers in reverse.
Relative major: C major, with the same key signatureParallel major: A major, on the same root
Fingering
| Hand | A | B | C | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| LH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Hand | A | B | C | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| LH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Going up. Coming down, play the natural minor scale (the 6th and 7th notes go back down) with the same fingers in reverse order. In two octaves the middle note is fingered differently so your hand can carry on. RH is the right hand and LH the left hand. Finger 1 is the thumb (shown in colour) and 5 is the little finger.
Sheet music
On the keyboard
Plays up, then back down as the natural minor.