visual guides to piano scales
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Visual Guides
to Piano Scalesby Charles Wu
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Contents3
C 4
C /D 6
D 8
E 10
E 12
F 14
F 16
G 18
G /A 20
A 22
B 24
B 26
C
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How to Use1. 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
C1 B
4
3. To find the current position in a contrary motion scale, match left and right hand note with the same dice symbol:
4. indicates the start and end of the a scale or arpeggio respectively.
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D E
2
4
3
3
F G A B
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
F G A B C D E
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
C
5
1
C
1
5
C D
E
1
5
3
2
4
F G B
A
3
1
2
2
1
4
2
C D
E
1
1
3
2
4
F G B
A
3
1
2
2
1
4
2
C
5
1
3 3 3 3
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D
2
4
F G A B
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
F G A B C D
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
C
5
1
C
1
5
E
3
E
3
3 3
C D
E
1
5
3
2
4
F G
A
3
1
2
2
1
C D
E
1
1
3
2
4
F G
A
3
1
2
2
1
C
5
1
B
4
B
4
3 3 3 3 22
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C
C D
2 3
1
1
(B )
F G
32
F
1
1
(E )
A
4
F G
32
F
1
1
(E )
A
4
C
C
2
1
1
(B )
C D
2 3
2
23 234 2 34 33 2
C E
C D
3 4
2
1
1
1
(B#) A
F G
2 3
1
2
A
F G
2 3
1
2
E
C D
2 3
1
1
C
C
3
2
1
(B#)
23 4
3 24 3 4 33 2 3
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C
1
1
(B )
C D
2 3
F G
32
A
4
F G
32
A
4
C
C
3
1
1
(B )
C D
2 3
E
1
1
E
1
1
3 4 2
3 234 2 34 2 33 2
E
1
1
C D
3 4
A
1
2
F G
2 3
A
1
2
F G
2 3
E
1
1
C D
2 3
C
3
B
2
1
B
2
1
3 4 2
3 24 3 4 33 2 3
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E G A B D E G A
2
4
1
2
2
1
3
3 1
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
1
3
F3
4
C2
3
F3
B
3
3 1
D
1
5
5
1
D
4
C2
D E
2
4
G A D E G A
1
5
1
2
2
1 1
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
1
4
C2
4
C2
D1
5
1
F
3
3
3
B3
3
B3
F
3
3
4
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E G A B D E G A
2
4
1
2
2
1
3
3 1
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
1
4
C2
B
3
3 1
F
3
3
F
3
3
5
1
D
4
C2
D
1
5
D E
2
4
G A D E G A
1
5
1
2
2
1 1
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
1
D1
5
1
F
3
3
3
B3
3
B3
F
3
3
C
4
2
C
4
2
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F
1
1
A
3
3
B
4
2
G
2
4
B
1
1
(C )D
E
3
2
2
3
F
1
1
A
3
3
B
4
2
G
2
4
B
1
1
(C )
E
3
2
D
E
3
2
2
3
2
F G
A B
3 4
1
2
2
1
C D
E
1
2
3
2
1
F G
A B
3 4
1
2
2
1
E
3
C D
E
1
2
3
2
1
2 2
4 3 3 4 33 3
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F
A B
3 4
1
1
C D
E
1
1
3
2
3
F
A B
3 4
1
1
E
3
C D
E
1
1
3
2
3
G
2
G
2
2
3 2 2 3 23 24 4
F
1
1
A
3
B
4
G
2
B
1
1
(C )
E
3
F
1
1
A
3
B
4
G
2
B
1
1
(C )
E
3
E
3
D
2
D
2
2
3 24 2 3 242 23 3
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A
1
2
B E
F D
2
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
G
3
3
C
3
3
A
1
2
B E
F D
2
4
4
2
2
1
5
1
G
3
3
C
3
3
E
1
5
A B E
F G C D
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
A B E
F G C D
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
1
5
1
E
1
5
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1
5
A B E
C D
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
A B E
F C D
2
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
1
5
1
E G
3
3
G
3
3
2
4F
A
1
2
B E
F
2
4
2
1
1
1
G
3
3
C
3
3
A
1
2
B E
F
2
4
2
1
5
1
G
3
3
C
3
3
E
1
5
D
4
2
D
4
2
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F G A C D E
B
4
2
1
5
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
F
1
1
G A C D E
B
4
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
F
4
1
F G C E
B
4
1
5
2
4
1
1
3
2
A
3
D
2
F
1
1
G C E
B
4
2
4
1
1
3
2
A
3
D
2
F
4
1
23 3 23 3
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F G C D E
B
4
1
5
2
4
1
1
2
3
3
2
F
1
1
G C D E
B
4
2
4
1
1
2
3
3
2
F
4
1
A
3
A
3
2 23 3
F G C
B
4
1
5
2
4
1
1
A
3
D
2
F
1
1
G C
B
4
2
4
1
1
A
3
D
2
F
4
1
E
3
E
3
23 3 23 32 2
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F B
2
1
F G
2 3
1
1
(E )
C D
3 4
C D
3 4
B
F G
2 3
2
1
F
F
3
1
1
(E ) A
1
2
A
1
2
4
4 33 2 3 24 3 2
B
2
1
F G
3 4
A
1
2
C
3
D
1
2
C
3
D
1
2
B
2
1
F G
2 3
A
1
2
F
3
E
2
1
E
2
1
3 4
4 33 34 3 2
4
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G A B
1
1
2
4
3
3
F
4
2
C D E
1
2
2
1
3
3
C D E
1
2
2
1
3
3
G A B
1
5
2
4
3
3
G
5
1
F
4
2
G
1
1
F
4
2
A
2
4
B
3
3
C D
1
2
2
1
E
3
3
C D
1
2
2
1
E
3
3
G
1
5
A
2
4
B
3
3
G
5
1
F
4
2
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G A
1
1
2
4
F
4
2
C D E
1
2
2
1
3
3
C D E
1
2
2
1
3
3
G A
1
5
2
4
G
5
1
F
4
2B
3
3B
3
3
G
1
1
A
2
4
B
3
3
C D
1
2
2
1
E
3
3
C D
1
2
2
1
E
3
3
G
1
5
A
2
4
B
3
3
G
5
1
F
4
2
F
4
2
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G B
A B
3 4
2
1
1
1
E
D E
2 3
1
2
E
D E
2 3
1
2
(F )(F )B
A B
2 3
1
1
G
A
3
2
1
(C ) (C )
3 4 2
3 24 3 4 33 2 3
F G
A B
3 4
1
2
2
1
C
D E
1
1
2 3
C
D E
1
1
2 3
A B
2 3
F G
A
3
1
2
2
1
3 4 2
3 24 3 4 33 2 3
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A B
F G
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
D E
C
3
3
1
2
2
1
D E
C
3
3
1
2
2
1
A B
1
5
2
4
A
F G
3
3
4
2
5
1
C D E
3
3
1
2
2
1
F A B
G
4
2
3
3
1
1
2
4
C D E
3
3
1
2
2
1
A B
1
5
2
4
F A
G
4
2
3
3
5
1
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F A
G B
2 4
1
1
3
3
C
D E
1
1
2 3
C
D E
1
1
2 3
B
2
F A
G B
2 4
1
1
3
3
4
4 23 2 3 22 4 2
F G A
B
4
1
3
2
2
3
1
C D
E
1
2
3
2
1
C D
E
1
2
3
2
1
B
2
F G A
B
4
1
3
2
2
3
1
4 2
34 43 3
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F G A
B
4
1
1
2
4
3
3
C
1
1
C
E
1
1
3
B
2
F G A
B
4
1
1
2
4
3
3
D
2
D
2
E
3
4
2 22 23 32
F
G B
2 4
1
1
C
D E
1
1
2 3
C
D E
1
1
2 3
B
2
F
G B
2 4
1
1
A
3
A
3
4
4 23 2 3 22 4 23 3
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E B
C
2
3F A
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
D
3
2G
3
3
E B
C
2
3F A
2
4
4
2
1
1
5
1
D
3
2G
3
3
B
1
4
D E G B
C F A
D E G B
C F A
2
3
2
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
5
1
2
3
2
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
B
1
4
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E B
C
2
3F A
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
G
3
3
E B
C
2
3F A
2
4
4
2
1
1
5
1
G
3
3
B
1
4
D
3
2
D
3
2
D E G B
C F
D E G B
C F
2
3
2
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
5
1
2
3
2
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
B
1
4
A
4
2
A
4
2