Find the notes of B minor, compare its three forms and descending patterns, and read source-checked piano fingerings.
B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G – A – B
Direction: Ascending · B4 → B5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | B4 | C♯5 | D5 | E5 | F♯5 | G5 | A5 | B5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Source-scoped one-octave fingering row.
Finger numbers identify fingers, not scale degrees. Only one-octave, separately checked rows are shown.
Select every note used in B Natural minor, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
B - C♯ - D - E - F♯ - G - A. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
B4 - C♯5 - D5 - E5 - F♯5 - G5 - A5 - B5
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 · B4-B5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
PianoGrid
Key signature: F#, C#
B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G – A – B
Direction: Ascending · B4 → B5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | B4 | C♯5 | D5 | E5 | F♯5 | G5 | A5 | B5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Source-scoped one-octave fingering row.
One-octave reference. Finger numbers appear only for the hand and direction combinations covered by the sources listed above.
B natural minor uses B, C#, D, E, F#, G, and A. Its two-sharp signature is shared with D major. C# and F# remain present in each version here. G and A are the degrees to watch when switching between natural, harmonic, and melodic minor.
B harmonic minor replaces A with A# while leaving G natural. Ascending classical melodic minor uses G# and A#. Its descending form restores A and G. The last step into the upper B is therefore A#-B in harmonic minor and melodic ascent, while natural minor uses A-B.
In the sourced one-octave natural and harmonic ascents, the left hand starts with finger 4 on B. Its first four notes use 4-3-2-1; the right-hand row starts with the thumb. This distinction matters when changing hands. Check the hand label before rehearsing the notes or marking a printed copy.
Play B-C#-D-E-F# and pause. Add G-A-B, G-A#-B, or G#-A#-B. Name the ending you chose, then try the other versions without changing the opening. Finish by reading the selected descending notes out loud before playing them. Keep the exercise short enough that you can identify every accidental without guessing.
B natural minor contains B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. One octave is B–C#–D–E–F#–G–A–B. The final tonic repeats the starting note an octave higher.
Harmonic minor changes degree 7 from A to A#: B–C#–D–E–F#–G–A#–B. In the classical melodic-minor ascent, degree 6 changes from G to G# and degree 7 is A#: B–C#–D–E–F#–G#–A#–B.
For the classical scale-exercise convention, descend B–A–G–F#–E–D–C#–B. In the displayed right-hand register that is B5–A5–G5–F#5–E5–D5–C#5–B4. Degrees 6 and 7 return to their natural-minor values, G and A. Do not simply reverse the raised ascending form; the jazz melodic-minor convention is a different choice.
Natural minor: right hand ascending 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5; left hand ascending 4–3–2–1–4–3–2–1. Notes-only combinations: right hand descending, left hand descending. Harmonic minor: right hand ascending 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5; left hand ascending 4–3–2–1–4–3–2–1. Notes-only combinations: right hand descending, left hand descending. Melodic minor (classical exercise): notes only; no fingering row is source-checked. 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.
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: 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
Location: Solution note names; classical descending; steps 1, 4, 5
Source record: AN-BMT-AS
Supports: independent notation verification of all three forms in A E C D B F G F# direction conventions
Location: PDF p.1 rules; p.2 C/D; p.3 E/F; p.4 G/A; p.5 B; p.6 F# (1-based pages), visually inspected
Source record: AN-DENTON
Supports: lead to two-octave fingering resource only; no contents verified
Location: Product description and name/email download gate
Source record: AN-HA-GUIDE
Supports: key-specific natural harmonic melodic note lists classical melodic descent key signature and relative major
Location: Named Natural/Harmonic/Melodic sections and key signature
Source record: AN-HMT-B
Supports: interval rules minor forms and classical directions relative versus parallel keys
Location: Key Takeaways; Natural Minor; Harmonic Minor; Melodic Minor
Source record: AN-OMT
Supports: harmonic minor note lists and one-octave LH/RH ascent rows correct theoretical enharmonic spellings in overview
Location: Named key sections and Harmonic Minor Scales overview
Source record: AN-PS-HAR
Supports: classical melodic versus jazz convention ascending pitch collections for 8 named keys
Location: Opening direction convention; named key sections
Source record: AN-PS-MEL
Supports: natural minor note lists and one-octave LH/RH ascent rows strict spelling in overview relative keys
Location: Named key sections, Minor Scales overview, relative keys
Source record: AN-PS-NAT