Piano scales cheat sheet

I am learning to play piano and made this cheat sheet to help me learn scales. Watch this video to see how you can use the printable version with your piano.

Interactive scales

Click the name of a scale or note to hear it play. You can change the root note, and use the number row on your keyboard to play notes and chords.

Unmute your device to play sounds on this page.

blues
harmonic minor
melodic minor
natural minor
major
1
3
5
7
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C

Printable cheat sheet

Instructions

The cheat sheet is scaled for letter-sized paper (8.5 × 11 inches), and a keyboard that has octaves 6.5 inches wide. You may need to adjust the scale of the print to match the size of your paper and keyboard.

  1. Print at 100% with no scaling or margins.
  2. Fold lengthwise along the middle of the sheet.
  3. Trim the edges, or fold them back.
  4. Place the folded paper behind the keys of your piano and slide horizontally to line it up along an octave.

The colors on this page come from my Flexoki palette.