Find the notes of A# minor, compare its three forms and descending patterns, and read source-checked piano fingerings.
A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯
Direction: Ascending · A♯4 → A♯5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | A♯4 | B♯4 | C♯5 | D♯5 | E♯5 | F♯5 | G♯5 | A♯5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
One-octave fingering.
Finger numbers identify fingers, not scale degrees. Only one-octave, separately checked rows are shown.
Select every note used in A♯ Natural minor, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
A♯ - B♯ - C♯ - D♯ - E♯ - F♯ - G♯. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
A♯4 - B♯4 - C♯5 - D♯5 - E♯5 - F♯5 - G♯5 - A♯5
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 · A♯4-A♯5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
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Key signature: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#
A♯ – B♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯
Direction: Ascending · A♯4 → A♯5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | A♯4 | B♯4 | C♯5 | D♯5 | E♯5 | F♯5 | G♯5 | A♯5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
One-octave fingering.
One-octave reference. Finger numbers appear only for the hand and direction combinations covered by the sources listed above.
A# natural minor is A#, B#, C#, D#, E#, F#, and G#. Its signature has seven sharps, shared with C# major. B# and E# are intentional spellings. On a standard piano they use the physical C and F keys; a sharp in the written name does not guarantee a black key.
A# harmonic minor raises G# to G##. Ascending classical melodic minor also raises F# to F##, giving A#-B#-C#-D#-E#-F##-G##-A#. Descending melodic minor returns through G# and F#. Keep the written G## and F## labels even though their piano keys sound as A and G in the keyboard mapping.
For the reviewed melodic-minor left-hand example, the one-octave ascent starts with finger 3 on A#. The natural-minor left-hand ascent starts with finger 2 instead. The separate melodic descent is also recorded from its own diagram. Select the form before following finger numbers; these rows are not interchangeable.
Before playing, point to B#, E#, F##, and G## and name their physical keys. Then compare E#-F#-G##-A# with E#-F##-G##-A#. Return through A#-G#-F#-E# for the classical melodic descent. Write the note names once using double-sharp notation, then read your list without substituting a B-flat-minor spelling.
Each degree of A♯ natural minor has a name, and stacking every other note from that degree gives the triad built on it. Roman numerals use capitals for major triads, lower case for minor and ° for diminished.
C♯ major is the relative major of A♯ minor. Both keys use the same notes and key signature, but the major key starts on degree 3.
A♯ natural minor uses five black keys: A♯, C♯, D♯, F♯ and G♯. B♯ is played on the white key C and E♯ is played on the white key F.
On a narrow screen, scroll this table horizontally to read every column.
| Degree | Note | Degree name | Triad | Triad notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♯ | Tonic | i · A♯ minor | A♯ – C♯ – E♯ |
| 2 | B♯ | Supertonic | ii° · B♯ diminished | B♯ – D♯ – F♯ |
| 3 | C♯ | Mediant | III · C♯ major | C♯ – E♯ – G♯ |
| 4 | D♯ | Subdominant | iv · D♯ minor | D♯ – F♯ – A♯ |
| 5 | E♯ | Dominant | v · E♯ minor | E♯ – G♯ – B♯ |
| 6 | F♯ | Submediant | VI · F♯ major | F♯ – A♯ – C♯ |
| 7 | G♯ | Subtonic | VII · G♯ major | G♯ – B♯ – D♯ |
In natural minor, the chord on degree 5 is minor. Harmonic minor raises degree 7 from G♯ to G𝄪, the leading tone. That makes the dominant chord major and gives V7, the dominant seventh of A♯ minor. E♯7: E♯ – G𝄪 – B♯ – D♯.
A# natural minor contains A#, B#, C#, D#, E#, F#, G#. One octave is A#–B#–C#–D#–E#–F#–G#–A#. The final tonic repeats the starting note an octave higher.
Harmonic minor changes degree 7 from G# to G##: A#–B#–C#–D#–E#–F#–G##–A#. In the classical melodic-minor ascent, degree 6 changes from F# to F## and degree 7 is G##: A#–B#–C#–D#–E#–F##–G##–A#.
For the classical scale-exercise convention, descend A#–G#–F#–E#–D#–C#–B#–A#. In the displayed right-hand register that is A#5–G#5–F#5–E#5–D#5–C#5–B#4–A#4. Degrees 6 and 7 return to their natural-minor values, F# and G#. Do not simply reverse the raised ascending form; the jazz melodic-minor convention is a different choice.
Natural minor: right hand ascending 2–1–2–3–1–2–3–4; left hand ascending 2–1–3–2–1–4–3–2. Notes-only combinations: right hand descending, left hand descending. Harmonic minor: right hand ascending 2–1–2–3–1–2–3–4; left hand ascending 2–1–3–2–1–4–3–2. Notes-only combinations: right hand descending, left hand descending. Melodic minor (classical exercise): left hand ascending 3–2–1–4–3–2–1–3; left hand descending 3–4–3–1–2–3–1–2. Notes-only combinations: right hand ascending, right hand descending. All supported finger rows here cover one octave with hands separately. A missing row is not permission to reverse or borrow another form’s fingering.
First match the tonic, minor form, hand or view, direction and one-octave range. Then read the ordered note names with their octave numbers and compare each to the staff and highlighted key. The printout should state the same selection; a fixed PDF has its own named coverage. Keep written accidentals even when they share a physical key with another spelling.
A-sharp minor uses a distinct letter for each degree: A#–B#–C#–D#–E#–F#–G#. Harmonic minor raises G# to G##; classical melodic minor also raises F# to F## in ascent. B# shares a piano key with C, E# with F, F## with G and G## with A, but replacing those spellings would obscure the degree structure. In descent the classical exercise returns to F# and G#.
References for the notes, patterns and examples on this page.
A# melodic exact spelling including F##/G## classical descent keyboard equivalence B#/C E#/F F##/G G##/A C4=MIDI60 shown as middle C
Points to a two-octave fingering guide. Fingerings on this page are not taken from that guide
key-specific natural harmonic melodic note lists classical melodic descent key signature and relative major
interval rules minor forms and classical directions relative versus parallel keys
A# melodic one-octave LH ascending and descending fingers
A# natural one-octave LH ascending fingers
A# natural one-octave RH ascending fingers
harmonic minor note lists and one-octave LH/RH ascent rows correct theoretical enharmonic spellings in overview
classical melodic versus jazz convention ascending pitch collections for 8 named keys
natural minor note lists and one-octave LH/RH ascent rows strict spelling in overview relative keys