Learning your piano minor arpeggios will help you better know all of your minor chords. Minor chords are built using the 1st degree, the flat 3rd degree and the 5th degree of the major scale. Learn more about chord construction here.
The arpeggios in this article span two octaves and are written for the right and left hands. Keep the rhythm even throughout.
A minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: A – C – E – A
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering root position (left hand): 5, 4, 2, 1
E minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: E – G – B – E
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering root position (left hand):: 5, 4, 2, 1
B minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: B – D – F♯ – B
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering root position (left hand): 5, 4, 2, 1
F sharp minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: F♯ – A – C♯ – F♯
Fingering root position (right hand): 2, 1, 2, 4
Fingering root position (left hand): 2 or 3, 1, 4, 2
C sharp minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: C♯ – E – G♯ – C♯
Fingering root position (right hand): 2, 1, 2, 4
Fingering root position (left hand): 2 or 3, 1, 4, 2
G sharp minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: G♯ – B – D♯ – G♯
Fingering root position (right hand): 2, 1, 2, 4
Fingering root position (left hand): 2 or 3, 1, 4, 2
D minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: D – F – A – D
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering root position (left hand): 5, 4, 2, 1
G minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: G – B♭ – D – G
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering root position (left hand): 5, 4, 2, 1
C minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: C – E♭ – G – C
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering root position (left hand): 5, 4, 2, 1
F minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: F – A♭ – C – F
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 5 (1)
Fingering root position (left hand): 5, 4, 2, 1
B flat minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: B♭ – D♭ – F – B♭
B flat minor can also be written as A sharp minor arpeggio*. If written as A sharp minor, it consists of the following notes: A♯ – C♯ – E♯ – A♯
Fingering root position (right hand): 2, 3, 1, 2
Fingering root position (left hand): 3, 2, 1, 3
E flat minor arpeggio consists of the following notes: E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – E♭
E flat minor can also be written as D sharp minor arpeggio*. If written as D sharp minor, it consists of the following notes: D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – D♯
Fingering root position (right hand): 1, 2, 3, 1
Fingering root position (left hand): 5, 4, 2, 1
* These two arpeggios are enharmonically equivalent to each other. That is, they sound the same in pitch but are written differently. Only one version of these arpeggios is included in this article.
Want to learn more? Besides your piano minor arpeggios, you should also learn all the major arpeggios.