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 The E minor scale is a seven-note scale that starts and ends on E and uses the notes E, F♯, G, A, B, C and D. It has just one sharp, F♯, so you only play one black key on the piano and every other note is a white key. That makes E minor …

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 The E flat major scale is E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D, with three flats in the key signature. It’s a good first black-key scale because your longer fingers land on the black keys naturally. Below you’ll find the notes, fingering for both hands, treble and bass clef versions, the Eb key signature …

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B flat major is a scale with two flats, B♭ and E♭. Its notes are B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, A and B♭. It is well worth learning after F major, because it adds a second flat and starts on a black key, which gets your hands used to moving between black and white …

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 If you have ever opened a piece, spotted six sharps in the key signature, and quietly closed it again, this guide is for you. The F sharp major scale (also written F# major) looks like the scariest scale on the keyboard. In my years of teaching, I have watched students go pale at the …

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 The A flat major scale (also written A♭ major or Ab major) is made up of the notes A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F and G. It has four flats in its key signature, and it starts on a black key, which is usually the moment beginners decide it must be difficult. It isn’t. …

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 The C sharp major scale (often written as the C# major scale) uses the notes C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯ and B♯. Its key signature has seven sharps, which makes it the only major key in which every single note is sharp. On paper, that looks like the hardest scale on the piano. …

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 The E major scale is a seven-note major scale that starts and ends on E and uses the notes E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯ and D♯. It has four sharps, which means you play four black keys on the piano, and it follows the same pattern of whole and half steps as every …

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 The B major scale uses the notes B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯ and A♯, and its key signature has five sharps. On the piano, that means every black key plus just two white keys: B and E. Five sharps might look intimidating on paper. However, under your fingers, B major is one of …

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