Find the notes of F# minor, compare its three forms and descending patterns, and read source-checked piano fingerings.
F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D – E – F♯
Direction: Ascending · F♯4 → F♯5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | F♯4 | G♯4 | A4 | B4 | C♯5 | D5 | E5 | F♯5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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 F♯ Natural minor, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
F♯ - G♯ - A - B - C♯ - D - E. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
F♯4 - G♯4 - A4 - B4 - C♯5 - D5 - E5 - F♯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 · F♯4-F♯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#
F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D – E – F♯
Direction: Ascending · F♯4 → F♯5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | F♯4 | G♯4 | A4 | B4 | C♯5 | D5 | E5 | F♯5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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.
F# natural minor is F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, and E. Its signature is shared with A major. F#, C#, and G# remain in the signature for each form. A stays natural throughout these minor versions, while the upper D and E are the changing degrees.
F# harmonic minor uses E# instead of E. Ascending classical melodic minor uses D# and E#. The classical melodic descent returns through E and D. E# is the seventh-degree spelling here; its physical piano key is F. Keep the displayed E# label in the score and note list rather than renaming it F.
The sourced one-octave natural and harmonic ascents begin with right-hand finger 2 and left-hand finger 4 on F#. In the right hand, fingers 2-3 play F#-G# before the thumb plays A. Read the complete row for the selected hand. The melodic form requires its own reviewed row before finger numbers are offered.
Play C#-D-E-F#, then C#-D-E#-F#, then C#-D#-E#-F#. Say E-sharp before touching its white key. For the descending melodic check, begin at the upper F# and return through E-D-C#. Finish by writing the seventh degree for each form and matching it to the keyboard without changing its spelling.
F# natural minor contains F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E. One octave is F#–G#–A–B–C#–D–E–F#. The final tonic repeats the starting note an octave higher.
Harmonic minor changes degree 7 from E to E#: F#–G#–A–B–C#–D–E#–F#. In the classical melodic-minor ascent, degree 6 changes from D to D# and degree 7 is E#: F#–G#–A–B–C#–D#–E#–F#.
For the classical scale-exercise convention, descend F#–E–D–C#–B–A–G#–F#. In the displayed right-hand register that is F#5–E5–D5–C#5–B4–A4–G#4–F#4. Degrees 6 and 7 return to their natural-minor values, D and E. Do not simply reverse the raised ascending form; the jazz melodic-minor convention is a different choice.
Natural minor: right hand ascending 2–3–1–2–3–1–2–3; left hand ascending 4–3–2–1–3–2–1–4. Notes-only combinations: right hand descending, left hand descending. Harmonic minor: right hand ascending 2–3–1–2–3–1–2–3; left hand ascending 4–3–2–1–3–2–1–4. 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.
E# is E raised by one semitone, so it shares the physical F key on an equal-tempered piano. In F# harmonic minor and the classical melodic ascent, the seventh degree is written E#, not F, to retain the correct letter sequence. E#4 is the same key as F4.
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-F-SHARP
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