Find C and G major arpeggio notes, compare scales with chord tones, and use precisely scoped fingering examples.
C – E – G – C
Direction: Ascending · C4 → C5 · Semitone movement: 4 – 3 – 5
C major arpeggio: C - E - G - C. Root-position chord degrees 1-3-5-1.
The related C major scale contains C - D - E - F - G - A - B; this arpeggio uses only the root, third, and fifth.
| Notes | C4 | E4 | G4 | C5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Source-scoped one-octave arpeggio row.
Current collection: original C/G major objects only. Unknown fingering remains notes-only and is never copied from the previous selection.
Select every note used in C Major arpeggio, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
C - E - G. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
C4 - E4 - G4 - C5
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported. The staff is a pitch reference; the pulse controls timing.
Practice tempo: 60 BPM · 1 octave · Right hand · C4-C5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
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View: Right hand · Direction: ascending · Range: one octave
C – E – G – C
Direction: Ascending · C4 → C5 · Semitone movement: 4 – 3 – 5
| Notes | C4 | E4 | G4 | C5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Source-scoped one-octave arpeggio row.
Current selected reference. Notes, staff, keyboard and any finger numbers come from this same view. Missing fingering remains notes-only.
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| Reference view | Ascending notes | Fingering scope |
|---|---|---|
| C major arpeggio | C – E – G – C | Right hand, one octave |
| G major arpeggio — left hand, G2–G3–G2 | G – B – D – G | Left hand, one octave |
| G major chord tones — treble reference, G4–G5–G4 | G – B – D – G | No hand assigned; notes only |
An arpeggio presents chord tones one after another. This reference covers root-position C and G major triads. The C-major notes are C, E and G; the G-major notes are G, B and D. Repeating the root one octave higher gives a short ascending reference, followed here by the same notes descending.
The C-major scale reads C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. Its tonic arpeggio uses C, E, G, C: degrees 1, 3, 5 and the octave. Compare the two note rows before playing. The arpeggio skips the intervening scale notes instead of moving through each degree.
G major has F-sharp in its scale, but the G-major tonic triad contains G, B and D. The one-octave arpeggio is G, B, D, G. The scale and arpeggio share a key label while containing different numbers of distinct notes.
The verified examples below cover C major in the right hand and G major in the left hand, each for one octave up and back. Their source prints every finger number. Follow the hand and register labels; these numbers are not a two-octave fingering chart. Other hand-specific examples remain to be checked.
Name the three chord tones, then read the short arpeggio upward and back. Compare it with the corresponding scale row. Work with one labeled hand example at a time, using the printed finger sequence only for its stated range.
An arpeggio presents chord tones in succession rather than all at once. These references use root-position major-triad tones, with the tonic repeated an octave higher.
The C major scale is C–D–E–F–G–A–B–C. The C major arpeggio selects scale degrees 1, 3 and 5, then repeats the tonic: C–E–G–C. It skips the intervening scale tones rather than changing their spelling.
The G major arpeggio uses G–B–D–G. The G major scale, by contrast, uses G–A–B–C–D–E–F#–G. F# belongs to that scale but is not a tone of the G major triad.
The sourced C example is right hand, C4–E4–G4–C5–G4–E4–C4, with 1–2–3–5–3–2–1. The sourced G example is left hand, G2–B2–D3–G3–D3–B2–G2, with 5–3–2–1–2–3–5. The separate G4–G5 treble reference is notes-only, with no assigned hand or fingering. Select one view; do not transfer the low-register G fingering to the treble reference. These are single-source, one-octave examples, not two-octave or teacher-reviewed prescriptions.
Sources below are limited to the note, theory, fingering, or editorial scope recorded for this page. A source record is not the same as a teacher review.
Supports: Arpeggio means successive chord tones; C major triad C E G
Location: Chapter 3, 00:19:52 onward; transcript arpeggio and C-E-G explanation
Source record: AT-26
Supports: C and G major scale and arpeggio pitches in explicit notation Two-octave arpeggio notation with selected fingering numerals
Location: PDF page 1: C Major and G Major arpeggio staves
Source record: AT-27
Supports: C major single-octave right-hand arpeggio all finger numbers G major single-octave left-hand arpeggio all finger numbers
Location: PDF page 2, printed page 3: Unit 1, question 4 and example
Source record: AT-28
Supports: C ionian pitch spelling
Location: Opening note list
Source record: AT-03
Supports: G major scale pitches and F#
Location: Opening note list
Source record: AT-29