Practicing your piano major arpeggios will help you develop hand co-ordination and help you become familiar with all major chords. An arpeggio consists of the notes of a chord played one after the other. Arpeggios can span one or more octaves.
You will find each of the piano major arpeggios written for the right and left hands in this article. Follow the fingers indicated. Practice each hand first separately. Once you can play each hand confidently, then practice learning both hands together. Ensure to keep the rhythm evenly throughout as you play.
C major arpeggio consists of the following notes: C – E – G – C
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand): 5, 4/3, 2, 1
G major arpeggio consists of the following notes: G – B – D – G
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand): 5, 4/3, 2, 1
D major arpeggio consists of the following notes: D – F♯ – A – D
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand): 5, 4/3, 2, 1
A major arpeggio consists of the following notes: A – C♯ – E – A
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand): 5, 4 or 3, 2, 1
E major arpeggio consists of the following notes: E – G♯ – B – E
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand):: 5, 4 or 3, 2, 1
B major arpeggio consists of the following notes: B – D♯ – F♯ – B
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand): 5, 4 or 3, 2, 1
F sharp major arpeggio consists of the following notes: F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – F♯
F sharp major arpeggio can also be written as G flat major arpeggio*. If written as G flat major arpeggio, it consists of the following notes: G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – G♭
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand): 5, 3, 2, 1
Piano major arpeggios with flats in the key signature
F major arpeggio consists of the following notes: F – A – C – F
Fingering (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering (left hand): 5, 4 or 3, 2, 1
B flat major arpeggio consists of the following notes: B♭ – D – F – B♭
Fingering (right hand): 2, 1, 4, 2
Fingering (left hand): 3, 2, 1, 3
E flat major arpeggio consists of the following notes: E♭ – G – B♭ – E♭
Fingering (right hand): 2, 1, 2, 4
Fingering (left hand): 3, 1, 4, 2
A flat major arpeggio consists of the following notes: A♭ – C – E♭ – A♭
Fingering (right hand): 2, 1, 2, 4
Fingering (left hand): 3, 1, 4, 2
D flat major arpeggio consists of the following notes: D♭ – F – A♭ – D♭
D Flat major arpeggio can also be written as C sharp major arpeggio*. If written as C sharp major arpeggio, it consists of the following notes: C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – C♯
Fingering (right hand): 2, 1, 2, 4
Fingering (left hand): 2, 1, 4, 2
*These two arpeggios are enharmonically equivalent to one another. That means that they sound identical in pitch but have a different spelling.
Besides your piano major arpeggios, you should also learn your major and minor scales. Learn all the major scales here and learn all the minor harmonic scales here.