Find the notes of D minor, compare its three forms and descending patterns, and read source-checked piano fingerings.
D – E – F – G – A – B♭ – C – D
Direction: Ascending · D4 → D5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | D4 | E4 | F4 | G4 | A4 | B♭4 | C5 | D5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 D Natural minor, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
D - E - F - G - A - B♭ - C. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
D4 - E4 - F4 - G4 - A4 - B♭4 - C5 - D5
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 · D4-D5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
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Key signature: Bb
D – E – F – G – A – B♭ – C – D
Direction: Ascending · D4 → D5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | D4 | E4 | F4 | G4 | A4 | B♭4 | C5 | D5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
D natural minor contains D, E, F, G, A, Bb, and C. Its one-flat signature is shared with F major. Bb belongs to this starting collection. Keep the note spelling visible when locating it on the keyboard so that it remains the sixth degree of D minor.
D harmonic minor keeps Bb and changes C to C#. In ascending classical melodic minor, Bb also rises to B natural. The descending melodic version uses C and Bb again. The form selector therefore changes specific scale degrees; it does not apply a rule that every note must use only flats or only sharps.
Try A-Bb-C-D, then A-Bb-C#-D, then A-B-C#-D. Leave a short pause after the final D and say the name of the form. Next, play down from the upper D using the displayed descending row. Before restarting, check whether the next sixth degree is Bb or B natural.
For the sourced natural and harmonic one-octave ascents, the right-hand third finger plays F before the thumb moves to G. Practice that small connection slowly, then add the selected ending. The left-hand row has its own sequence. Do not transfer a right-hand crossing instruction to the left hand.
D natural minor contains D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C. One octave is D–E–F–G–A–Bb–C–D. The final tonic repeats the starting note an octave higher.
Harmonic minor changes degree 7 from C to C#: D–E–F–G–A–Bb–C#–D. In the classical melodic-minor ascent, degree 6 changes from Bb to B and degree 7 is C#: D–E–F–G–A–B–C#–D.
For the classical scale-exercise convention, descend D–C–Bb–A–G–F–E–D. In the displayed right-hand register that is D5–C5–Bb4–A4–G4–F4–E4–D4. Degrees 6 and 7 return to their natural-minor values, Bb and C. 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 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1. 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 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1. 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-D
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