C Major Arpeggio (Left Hand)

The same shape in the left hand, from C3 up to C4.

Level:
3 of 6
Hands:
Left hand
Key:
C major
Notes:
7
Range:
C3 to C4
One run:
about 6 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

7 notes, one at a time.

  1. C3
  2. E3
  3. G3
  4. C4
  5. G3
  6. E3
  7. C3

How to practise it

  1. Fingering going up: 5-3-2-1
  2. Finger 3 crosses over the thumb on the way back down
  3. Keep the fifth finger firm so the bass note stays clear

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 7 notes.

What it trains

  • arpeggio
  • chords
  • thumb under

More arpeggios & chords

Broken and blocked chords: the same shapes your left hand will spend most of its life playing.

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