For Grade 5, students will be tested many more scales than grade 4, and all are required to be played hands together. By now students should be familiar with most scales learnt in the last four grades, so for those who have skipped to this grade, you would have to work much harder to learn these scales. Only grade 5 scales are shown in this page. For grade 5 arpeggios, click here.
To aid in the learning of scales, you may also like to print out Scales Checklist G5
To further aid in your learning of scales, you might want to consider purchasing this book – ABRSM Grade 5 Piano Scales & Arpeggios
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For the scales and arpeggios syllabus of other grades, please click here
All scales are to be played two octaves, hands together except for staccato scales. *Note that for minor scales, only harmonic minors are shown here.
For melodic minors, please go to this page All Minor Scales (melodic)
For graded scales syllabus, please click here
Click on the links below to skip to each scale
Scales: A Major | E Major | B Major | F sharp Major | D flat Major |
F sharp Harmonic Minor | C sharp Harmonic Minor | G sharp Harmonic Minor | E flat Harmonic Minor | B flat Harmonic Minor | A flat Major | F Harmonic Minor |
D flat Major Contrary Motion | C sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion |
F sharp and A sharp Chromatic Contrary Motion Scale |
A Major Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
A Major Scale Video:
E Major Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right hand:
Left hand:
E Major Scale Video:
B Major Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
B Major Scale Video:
F sharp Major Scale
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Major Scale Video:
D flat Major Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
D flat Major Scale Video
F sharp Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
C sharp Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
C sharp Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
G sharp Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
G sharp Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
E flat Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
E flat Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
B flat Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
B flat Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
A flat Major Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves, staccato
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
A flat Major Scale Video
*This scale is played legato in this video. Note that you are required to play staccato in the exam.
F Harmonic Minor Scale
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
*This scale is played legato in this video. Note that you are required to play staccato in the exam.
D flat Major Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with index fingers on D flat, 2 octaves
D flat Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
C sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with index fingers on C sharp, 2 octaves
C sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
F sharp and A sharp Chromatic Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, with middle finger of left hand on F sharp and right hand on A sharp
2 octaves
F sharp and A sharp Chromatic Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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