Questions tagged [fingering]
Choosing which finger(s) to use to press a key (of a keyboard) or to stop a string, or the set of fingers to use to produce a particular note or chord.
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Left hand Fingering for G Root Position Dominant 7th Chord?
I notice that a lot of people recommend playing a G root position dominant 7th chord in the left hand with the fingers 5, 3, 2, 1. But to me, 5, 4, 2, 1 is more comfortable.
Is it considered "bad" ...
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How to know when to play what note on what string on the violin?
I'm teaching myself to play the violin and only just starting on the notes and how to read the music, but i am getting a little stuck on knowing what note to play on what string from reading the sheet ...
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Fingerings for Chromatic Third Scales on the Piano
Can someone enumerate the main fingerings for major (... → C-E → C♯-F → …) and minor (... → C-E♭ → C♯-E → …) chromatic third scales? I've heard that Czerny, Moszkowski, Chopin and Godowski each had ...
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Fingering for long arpeggio
I seek fingering advice for the arpeggio in the image shown. It’s in A Major..
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Descending trill in Chopin's Military Polonaise?
I looked at the sheet music of the Military Polonaise by Chopin that I have. I saw something which looks more difficult than even the fast speed or the octaves. I saw a descending trill. I have never ...
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What is the proper piano fingering for playing scales in thirds?
I've been learning scales and I love to play them in this fashion.
I can't seem to find a description anywhere of "proper" fingerings where there isn't a bunch of overlap. Proper is contained in ...
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Is there a reason not to play A/C# as x42225?
I'm having a hard time fingering A/C# as this sheet suggests: x42220. I've tried:
barring with the first finger, but it's difficult for me not to touch the high E.
barring with the first finger and ...
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Descending thirds fingering (Zorba’s dance)
I found an arrangement of Zorba’s dance. But there is a passage I don’t like because I think there are thirds originally which sound much better. The arrangement is in the second picture.
The thirds ...
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Fantasie Impromptu and hand flexibility
I am thinking of perhaps learning Fantasie Impromptu soon. I have played a 4:3 polyrhythm before but not for longer than a measure. The piece in which I have encountered this polyrhythm is Nocturne Op....
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Keyboard fingering for pentatonic scale
I always find it difficult to play pentatonic scales on a keyboard. For example, I have been trying to play a scale containing the following notes:
F G G# A# D.
(I am not sure about the scale ...
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Piano Fingering for Jazz
Nice party you got here at Stack Exchange. Let me join.
My goal is to become a jazz pianist/improviser. I’m currently learning through Blake Neely’s How to Play from a Fake Book and I’m stuck at ...
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3-4-3-4 fingering in BMV994
I was recently looking through Bach sheet music to find something new for training and I found BMV994 which made me a bit confused:
This does not look like any "modern" fingerings I have seen. I have ...
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Is my fingering correct for F major to G major chord change?
I just started taking keyboard lessons. I have a song which has F major to G major chord change.
F = C F A [Finger 5 2 1]
G = B D G [Finger 5 3 1]
I placed my fingers on C F A [5 2 1] but now while ...
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Should I bother to learn the correct fingering or transpositions by default when playing a second instrument?
I have been playing the Soprano recorder for some time now, and also the Alto for a while as well.
The thing is, I never bothered learning the correct fingering for the Alto. That is, the fingering ...
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D7 piano left hand fingering
What could be the most efficient left hand fingering for D7 chord when the previous stroke is 5-finger (left hand). I was told by a teacher it's not efficient to use 5-finger bass (l.h.) and then ...
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Piano finger numbers for the attached measure
I was wondering if anyone could add finger numbers above each note on the measure below. I can't really seem to find a way to play the whole thing and still manage play it in legato (notice the slurs ...
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Should I avoid using my index finger on non-barre chords?
I'm a guitar beginner who knows the basic, non-barre chords and is now learning some barre chords.
I've noticed that, usually, barre chord shapes are just like non-barre chords but shifted. For ...
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Guitar - fingering for playing multiple consecutive notes on a string cleanly
Let's say I need to play
10 13 12 13 - 10 13 12 13 - ...
quickly on a single string. Label my fingers as index 1, middle 2, ring 3, and pinky 4.
If I put 1, pick, lift 1, put 4, pick, lift 4, ... ...
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Reaching Low 1 on Violin
When learning where to place your fingers on the violin, common advice I hear (especially if you have a short pinky) is to first place the 4th finger down so you know you can reach it comfortably, and ...
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Fingering of cello double stops
Could someone provide me with the fingering for this sequence of double-stops (it's bass clef)? I put together a quick shot on "When I'm 64" for my daughter, but since I can't play cello, I can't ...
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Rage Over A Lost Penny: Getting better at left hand section
I am currently learning Beethoven's "Rage Over A Lost Penny", and I am finding it very hard to play this particular section:
The right hand is pretty easy for me here, but it's the left hand that I ...
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Any Tips to Master Fingering with Piano Chords?
I am a newbie and learning to play piano. I am currently learning chords from my teacher and his website. He has written an elaborated tutorial about chords. But everything is comfortable about this ...
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Cello double stops fingered thirds?
On violin there are (at least) two ways to play double stop octaves.
The 'regular' way:
using fingers 1+4 1+4 1+4 etc.
or 'fingered':
using fingers 1+3 2+4 1+3 2+4 etc.
I remember seeing ...
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What is the fingering for this arpeggio?
This may be a basic question, but I've never had a piano teacher so I'm not sure how to finger this circled measure.
My confusion stems from the fact that I remember seeing in arpeggio books that for ...
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Can I use the “unused” Bb Key on the flute?
While positioning your fingers on the flute, there is one key left out between the left hand 2nd and 3rd finger. I’ve noticed that it does the same thing as the Bb Thumb Key. I prefer to use it while ...
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Horizontal bar in trill fingering
I'm looking at the Henle edition of Bach's WTC, specifically at d-moll Fugue (BWV 851), and in the second measure I see a trill:
(This is András Schiff's fingering).
What is that horizontal bar over ...
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Does knowing what position you're in actually help with fingering? If so, how to practice/learn?
My violin teacher makes a very big deal about knowing which position she's playing in and seems to take pride in being able to say which position she's in at any given moment.
Is being aware of ...
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Learn to finger march in f by Daniel Turk [duplicate]
I am trying to learn to finger 'March in f' by Daniel Turk, but it's driving me nuts how to do it.
It's in 'Essential piano repertoire', selected and edited by Keith Snell (preparatory level, ...
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What happens if you anchor your pinkie and how do you avoid it?
Beginner at Ukulele and thinking of doing guitar someday.
I've read some places where it's a bad habit to leave your pinkie resting on the surface of a guitar...
I tend to leave my pinkie in the air, ...
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E flat to B flat on Flute?
I’m playing the piece Menuet from L’Arlésienne Suite No.2 and there are multiple instances where E flat to B flat sixteenth notes are played. Obviously it is a possible transition to do, but I feel ...
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Why is the 7th of e.g. GMAJ7 an octave darker than scale degree 3 and 5?
The chord shape for Major 7 is this(photo only meant to show the shape)
Why is the 7th[F#] the second darkest pitch, and not played on the 2nd fret of the 1st string, where it actually would be in a ...
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Recorder left hand thumb position with certain note combinations
Looks like thumbs in general are a real issue for me.
I'm teaching myself the recorder, and would not want to acquire a bad habit. I'm approaching notes in the higher octave (soprano recorder) and ...
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How can I learn about reasons for choosing different ways to play a chord?
I was playing a song where E7 was written as 022130 as opposed to 020100 which I'm used to playing. It sounds "stronger" and "rounder" to me, similar to playing G as 320033 as opposed to 320003. I ...
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Guitar Playing Barre chords
Why do we base a barre chord on two different shapes ?
Is the E shape more important than the A shape ?
Why can’t I use the E shape all the time ?
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What Are the Correct Fingerings for Piano Chords (and Inversions)
CS student, required to tag a corpus of piano chord exercises.
I understand that for the minor and major triads without inversions, the correct fingerings is always 1-3-5, like for the following: (...
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How to play notes over one octave at once in one voice on a piano?
In the bass voice, I am supposed to play notes spanning from C to the next but one G at once. Is this even possible with one hand? Should I use the other hand for that G?
I could barely hit the two ...
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Thumb position right hand for recorder
I am approaching the (soprano) recorder by myself, and have checked several resources online with very valuable advice (e.g. placing the left hand thumb slightly inclined so as to allow it roll - life ...
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Synthesia: how to use the fingering file edited on PC on a tablet?
I am editing the fingering on my Win7 PC using the desktop Synthesia. Is there a way that I can copy the fingers.xml file to my Android tablet so that the same song there can display the fingering?
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Help with fast guitar fingering for Db13 in Michelle (jazz guitar)
I am having trouble to quickly change from 4-6 (partial Dbmaj7) to 64434 (Db13). This exact part is inside the red circle.
Separately I can rather confidently play Db13 as 64434 using ring finger ...
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Range implications of C extension on double bass
I know the C-extension allows playing C1 on a double bass, but it's not entirely clear to me what the implications are of using it:
AFAICT if none of the mechanical fingers are used you can play C1 ...
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How is this piano finger stretch remotely possible for anyone?
How is it remotely possible to reach A5 (under lyric "share") whilst at the same time playing F4 and A4 (under lyric "one")?
I can just about (unreliably) stretch ten notes but there surely isn't the ...
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awkward fingering for A1/E2
I am practicing Schumann's Melody (Opus 68, No.1), screenshot is of measure 15.
And find my left hand fingering to be very awkward
Normally the fingers would be more curled and thumb more centered, ...
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Relax right hand Flying Pinky at piano [duplicate]
How do I relax my right pinky when playing black keys with fingers 3 and 4, according to the Taubman technique.
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Barre chord indication above the measure [duplicate]
What does the indication BVII6 mean. I know it's a barre chord position but I don't understand what the number means.
It has been suggested that I include an image so I will try:
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does anybody make a tin whistle with the same fingering as a recorder?
I play the recorder, but the other day I heard someone playing a tin whistle, and was like WOW! After getting a cheap tin whistle it's apparent that the fingering
is different. Does anyone make a ...
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Do you have to hold note or is pedal sufficient?
In the following measure of Air in D major by Bach, do I have to keep pressing A (and play around with thumb on A) or can I let go (with sustain pedal)?
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Advice on fingering and hand position
I am practicing left hand of the following peice on piano. It needs to be played relatively fast with fingers spanned over an octave, involving D3, G3, B3b, D4. Any advice on how to position my hand ...
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Overblown octaves on a tenor recorder
I have a brand new Aulos 511 tenor recorder and can achieve perfect overblown octaves without changing my fingering, just adjusting the position of my tongue and directing the stream of air. Why are ...
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Fingering for piano arpeggio
What would be a good piano fingering for these left hand arpeggios? They are played fast. I don't know if it is better to play 531-5321 or 531-5312? We only have F#.
