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I am not sure what the most convenient fingering is for the first three notes (D-E-A) in the above measure. The shown fingering (5-4-5) is the only one I have found that makes the legato on top possible, but it feels awkward to cross the fourth finger over the fifth for the chord. Would you go with this or rather something like 4-5-5 and rely on the pedal for the legato?
EDIT: the piece is in C major.
That first 5 HAS to be a 3. It would then make sense from the previous bar, playing E=1, A=2 then the 3 on D.But then holding the E with thumb and hitting the top A is no mean feat. Assuming it's in C. What key is it?
I agree that 3 is probably a better finger than 5 here. Now, crossing fingers nearer the thumb over shorter fingers further from the thumb (3 over 4 or 5, 4 over 5, and sometimes 2 over 5) is always more awkward than not doing it, but it's sometimes the only way to get the job done. It's a good technique to learn. Chopin wrote an Etude (on purpose) that requires a great deal of it, in fact (you can see it clearly after about :29, when they show the right hand):
The reason it's necessary is that the figure in the right hand has a chord taken with 1-2 on each beat, leaving 3, 4, and 5 to work out the chromatic melody on top.
