Five Fingers: Both Hands Together

Both hands play the same five-finger pattern an octave apart.

Level:
2 of 6
Hands:
Both hands
Key:
C major
Notes:
18
Range:
C3 to G4
One run:
about 8 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

9 moments, 18 notes in total, some struck together, with the finger to play each one in brackets.

  1. C3 + C4 (5 + 1)
  2. D3 + D4 (4 + 2)
  3. E3 + E4 (3 + 3)
  4. F3 + F4 (2 + 4)
  5. G3 + G4 (1 + 5)
  6. F3 + F4 (2 + 4)
  7. E3 + E4 (3 + 3)
  8. D3 + D4 (4 + 2)
  9. C3 + C4 (5 + 1)

How to practise it

  1. Right hand on C4, left hand on C3
  2. Both hands use the same finger numbers at the same moment
  3. Listen for one sound, not two: the hands should land together

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 18 notes.

What it trains

  • hands together
  • hand position

More five-finger patterns

One hand position, five notes, no thumb tucks. Where everything else starts.

All piano exercises