Find the notes of E minor, compare its three forms and descending patterns, and read source-checked piano fingerings.
E – F♯ – G – A – B – C – D – E
Direction: Ascending · E4 → E5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | E4 | F♯4 | G4 | A4 | B4 | C5 | D5 | E5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 E Natural minor, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
E - F♯ - G - A - B - C - D. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
E4 - F♯4 - G4 - A4 - B4 - C5 - D5 - E5
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 · E4-E5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
PianoGrid
Key signature: F#
E – F♯ – G – A – B – C – D – E
Direction: Ascending · E4 → E5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | E4 | F♯4 | G4 | A4 | B4 | C5 | D5 | E5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
E natural minor contains E, F#, G, A, B, C, and D. The key signature has F#, and its relative major is G major. F# stays in all three minor forms shown here. The changing notes are near the end of the octave, rather than at the opening F#.
E harmonic minor has D# while C remains natural. Classical melodic minor raises both C and D on ascent, giving C# and D#. Its descent returns through D and C, with F# still present. Keep these two jobs separate: retaining the key-signature F# and tracking the altered sixth and seventh degrees.
Play E-F#-G and stop. Then move to B-C-D-E, B-C-D#-E, and B-C#-D#-E as three separate endings. Name each ending before you play it. Try a descending check from the upper E and identify whether you selected natural, harmonic, or classical melodic minor. Review any changed note individually before repeating the full octave.
For the sourced one-octave natural and harmonic ascents, the right hand begins 1-2-3 on E-F#-G and continues with the thumb on A. The left-hand row begins with finger 5 on the lower E. Read the selected form and direction before following a numbered row; missing rows remain unavailable until reviewed.
E natural minor contains E, F#, G, A, B, C, D. One octave is E–F#–G–A–B–C–D–E. The final tonic repeats the starting note an octave higher.
Harmonic minor changes degree 7 from D to D#: E–F#–G–A–B–C–D#–E. In the classical melodic-minor ascent, degree 6 changes from C to C# and degree 7 is D#: E–F#–G–A–B–C#–D#–E.
For the classical scale-exercise convention, descend E–D–C–B–A–G–F#–E. In the displayed right-hand register that is E5–D5–C5–B4–A4–G4–F#4–E4. Degrees 6 and 7 return to their natural-minor values, C and D. 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-E
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