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The A Major Scale

The A Major scale

A Major Scale Overview

A Major Scale Overview
Keyboard Layout
Staff Layout
Key Signature	Three sharps (F^♯, C^♯, G^♯)
Notes of Scale	A, B, C^♯, D, E, F^♯, G^♯, A
RH Fingering	1 2 3 - 1 2 3 4 - 5
LH Fingering	5 - 4 3 2 1 - 3 2 1
Relative Scale	F-sharp Minor Scale
Parallel Scale	A Minor Scale

VIDEO: How to play the A Major scale on the piano

Visualize the A Major Scale layout on the keyboard

The layout of this scale is

A Major piano scale keyboard layout diagram

Read the A Major Scale on the staff

This is what this scale looks like on the staff

A Major piano scale on the staff with fingering — Click image to enlarge

Play the A Major Scale with hands alone

Core positions

A Major Scale chart: Core Positions for the Right Hand:

A Major piano scale chart right hand fingering

A Major Scale chart: Core Positions for the Left Hand:

A Major piano scale chart left hand fingering

Play the A Major Scale with hands together

First sync point

A Major Scale hands together fingering chart

Second sync point

A Major piano scale hands together fingering diagram

Expand the A Major Scale to more octaves

Playing this scale in more octaves

A Major piano scale chart in two octaves on staff with fingering — Click image to enlarge

Avoid common mistakes in the A Major Scale

Common mistakes in this scale are

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