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.
- C4 (1)
- D4 (2)
- Eb4 (3)
- F4 (4)
- G4 (5)
- F4 (4)
- Eb4 (3)
- D4 (2)
- C4 (1)
How to practise it
- Only finger 3 changes: it moves from E to Eb
- Listen for the darker colour of the third note
- 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
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)
- Five Fingers in F Position (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)