A Chromatic Scale (All notes) on Piano

Here you can learn how to play the Chromatic Scale (All notes) in the key of A on the Piano. As well as the scale notes, degrees and patterns of the A Chromatic Scale (All notes), where available we also provide suggested Piano fingerings. In the Piano view below, you can display the notes of the A Chromatic Scale (All notes) mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals or, if we have them, suggested Piano fingerings.

Notes Ascending

A, A, B, B, C, D, D, E, E, F, G, G, A

Notes Descending

A, G, G, F, E, E, D, D, C, B, B, A, A

Pattern Ascending

S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > A1minor 2nd (m2)
A > B2Major 2nd (M2)
A > B3minor 3rd (m3)
A > C4Major 3rd (M3)
A > D5Perfect 4th (P4)
A > D6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
A > E7Perfect 5th (P5)
A > E8minor 6th (m6)
A > F9Major 6th (M6)
A > G10minor 7th (m7)
A > G11Major 7th (M7)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > G1minor 2nd (m2)
A > G2Major 2nd (M2)
A > F3minor 3rd (m3)
A > E4Major 3rd (M3)
A > E5Perfect 4th (P4)
A > D6Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)
A > D7Perfect 5th (P5)
A > C8minor 6th (m6)
A > B9Major 6th (M6)
A > B10minor 7th (m7)
A > A11Major 7th (M7)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)
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