Major Scales Guide
Major Scales Guide
Major Scales Guide
C Major
*For RH going up, a circle
shows where the thumb
passes under the finger.
RH For RH going down, a
circle means to cross
over the thumb with the
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 finger shown.
G Major
RH 4 4
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 5
LH 2 2
5 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1
D Major
RH 3 4 3 4
1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 5
LH 3 2 3 2
5 4 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 3 1
A Major
RH 3 3 4 3 3 4
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 5
LH 3 3 2 3 3 2
5 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1
E Major
RH 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 4
1 1 2 1 1 2 5
LH 4 3 3 2 4 3 3 2
5 2 1 1 2 1 1
B Major
RH 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4
1 1 1 1 5
LH 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2
4 1 1 1 1
F /G Major
RH 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2
1 1 1 1
C /D Major
RH 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2
1 1 1 1
LH 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 3
1 1 1 1
A Major
RH 3 4 2 3 3 4 2 3 3
1 1 2 1 1 2
LH 3 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3
1 2 1 1 2 1
E Major
RH 3 3 4 3 3 4 3
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
LH 3 4 3 3 4 3 3
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
B Major
RH 4 3 4 3 4 * Option: Use
2 or 3 if desired.
1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3
LH 3 4 3 4 3
2 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 1
F Major
RH 4 4
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
LH 2 2
5 4 3 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 3 2 1