Trumpet Minor Scales

Learning trumpet minor scales

Learning the trumpet minor scales is next up on the how to play trumpet journey!

Before we take a closer look at the trumpet minor skills, check out our how to play trumpet beginners guide. You'll find top tips on how a trumpet functions, what a trumpet harmonic series is, and key musical terms to help you learn. There's even a trumpet fingering chart. This shows you where to place your fingers on the trumpet, plus which valve combinations will give the correct lengths of piping

Once you have the basics, you can play the notes chromatically. What's a chromatic scale? This is playing up and down through all the available notes in the scale. Check out this video for more information on chromatic scales:

Instead of just one scale pattern, the minor scale is made up of three – the natural minor scale, the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic-minor scale.

Click below to download all of the Bb Trumpet minor scales. Remember, you can check your trumpet fingering chart if you are unsure of any notes. 

Download your free Minor Scales here: