Anyone who is just starting with piano lessons, must know these scales. I am going to provide you with piano scales diagrams, along with most suitable fingering. The basic ones are major and minor scales, so lets begin with major scales. 

C Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for C Major scale are C D E F G A B and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale uses only white notes on the piano. In musical term this is know as all natural notes. We are going to see the major scales in a certain order. Now that we have seen this scale, which has all natural notes with no sharp and flats, next we will see the scales based on number of sharps / flats it contains. 

G Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for G Major scale are G A B C D E F#  and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale uses one sharp note that is F#

D Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for D Major scale are D E F# G A B C#  and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale uses two sharp notes that is F# and C#

A Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for A Major scale are A B C# D E F# G# and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale uses three sharp notes that is F#,C# and G#

E Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for E Major scale are E F# G# A B C# D# and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale uses four sharp notes that is F#,C#, G# and D#

B Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for B Major scale are B C# D# E F# G# A# and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale uses five sharp notes that is F#,C#, G#, D# and A#

F Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for F Major scale are F G A Bb C D E  and the fingering used is 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4. Notice that this scale uses one flat note that is Bb.

Bb Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for Bb Major scale are Bb C D Eb F G A  and the fingering used is 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Notice that this scale uses two flat notes that is Bb and Eb. Note Bb Major scale is also known as A# Major Scale.

Eb Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for Eb Major scale are Eb F G Ab Bb C D  and the fingering used is 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3. Notice that this scale uses two flat notes that is Bb, Eb and Ab. Note Eb Major scale is also known as D# Major Scale.

Ab Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for Ab Major scale are Ab Bb C Db Eb F G  and the fingering used is 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3. Notice that this scale uses four flat notes that is Bb, Eb,Ab and Db. Note Ab Major scale is also known as G# Major Scale.

Db Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for Db Major scale are Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C  and the fingering used is 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2. Notice that this scale uses five flat notes that is Bb, Eb,Ab,Db and Gb. Note Db Major scale is also known as C# Major Scale.

Gb Major Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for Gb Major scale are Gb Ab Bb Cb(B) Db Eb F and the fingering used is 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2. Notice that this scale uses six flat notes that is Bb, Eb,Ab,Db,Gb and Cb(B). Note Cb is B note. Note Gb Major scale is also known as F# Major Scale.

Now that we have seen major scales, lets peek into minor scales. The good news is that if you know your 12 major scales, you automatically know their relative minor scales! for example A minor scale is relative of C major scale. In simple words, A minor scale uses same notes that of C major scale, only difference being, instead of note C, it starts with Note A. 

A Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for A minor scale are A B C D E F G and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale also uses only white notes on the piano. This is because its relative to C Major scale. We are going to see the minor scales in a certain order. Now that we have seen this scale, which has all natural notes with no sharp and flats, next we will see the scales based on number of sharps / flats it contains. 

E Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for E minor scale are E F# G A B C D and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale has only one sharp note. This is because its relative to G Major scale. 

B Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for B minor scale are B C# D E F# G A and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale has two sharp notes. This is because its relative to D Major scale. 

F# Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for F# minor scale are F# G# A B C# D E and the fingering used is 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3. Notice that this scale has three sharp notes. This is because its relative to A Major scale.

C# Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for C# minor scale are C# D# E F# G# A B and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale has four sharp notes. This is because its relative to E Major scale.

G# Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for G# minor scale are G# A# B C# D# E F# and the fingering used is 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3. Notice that this scale has five sharp notes. This is because its relative to E Major scale.

D Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for D minor scale are D E F G A Bb C and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale has one flat note. This is because its relative to F Major scale.

G Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for G minor scale are G A Bb C D Eb F and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2. Notice that this scale has two flat notes. This is because its relative to Bb Major scale.

C Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for C minor scale are C D Eb F G Ab Bb and the fingering used is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Notice that this scale has three flat notes. This is because its relative to Eb Major scale.

F Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for F minor scale are F G Ab Bb C Db Eb and the fingering used is 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4. Notice that this scale has four flat notes. This is because its relative to Ab Major scale.

Bb Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for Bb minor scale are Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab and the fingering used is 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Notice that this scale has five flat notes. This is because its relative to Db Major scale.

Eb Minor Piano Scale With Fingering

Notes for Eb minor scale are Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb(B) Db and the fingering used is 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3. Notice that this scale has fix flat notes. This is because its relative to Gb Major scale.