Broken Triads Up the Scale (Right Hand)
Build a three-note chord on each degree of C major and roll through it.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 16
- Range:
- C4 to D5
- One run:
- about 7 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
16 notes, one at a time.
- C4
- E4
- G4
- D4
- F4
- A4
- E4
- G4
- B4
- F4
- A4
- C5
- G4
- B4
- D5
- C5
How to practise it
- Every group is 1-3-5 of a new chord
- Move the whole hand between groups, do not stretch
- Notice which chords sound major and which sound minor
The scale behind it
This one is built on the C Major scale: C D E F G A B (no sharps or flats). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 16 notes.
What it trains
- chords
- arpeggio
- scale
More arpeggios & chords
Broken and blocked chords: the same shapes your left hand will spend most of its life playing.
- Dominant 7th Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Minor Chord Progression (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Alberti Bass (Left Hand) (level 5)
- Bass and Chords (Both Hands) (level 5)
- G Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)
- F Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)