Five Fingers in F Position (Right Hand)
F-G-A-Bb-C. Your first five-finger shape with a black key in it.
- Level:
- 2 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- F major
- Notes:
- 9
- Range:
- F4 to C5
- One run:
- about 8 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
9 notes, one at a time, with the finger to play each one in brackets.
- F4 (1)
- G4 (2)
- A4 (3)
- Bb4 (4)
- C5 (5)
- Bb4 (4)
- A4 (3)
- G4 (2)
- F4 (1)
How to practise it
- Finger 4 lands on Bb, the black key between A and B
- Move the hand a little further into the keys so finger 4 reaches comfortably
- Keep the thumb near the front edge of F
The scale behind it
This one is built on the F Major scale: F G A Bb C D E (one flat). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4, 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 9 notes.
What it trains
- hand position
- black keys
More five-finger patterns
One hand position, five notes, no thumb tucks. Where everything else starts.
- Five Fingers: Both Hands Together (level 2)
- Five Fingers in G Position (Left Hand) (level 2)
- Minor Five Fingers (Right Hand) (level 2)
- Five-Finger Skips (Right Hand) (level 2)
- Broken Pattern (Left Hand) (level 2)
- Five Fingers: Double Time (Right Hand) (level 2)