Minor Five Fingers (Right Hand)

C-D-Eb-F-G. One note lower turns the pattern from bright to sad.

Level:
2 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
C minor
Notes:
9
Range:
C4 to G4
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.

  1. C4 (1)
  2. D4 (2)
  3. Eb4 (3)
  4. F4 (4)
  5. G4 (5)
  6. F4 (4)
  7. Eb4 (3)
  8. D4 (2)
  9. C4 (1)

How to practise it

  1. Only finger 3 changes: it moves from E to Eb
  2. Listen for the darker colour of the third note
  3. Play the major version straight after to hear the difference

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
  • minor

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