Triplets (Right Hand)
Three notes per beat instead of two. A different feel entirely.
- Level:
- 4 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 16
- Range:
- C4 to A4
- One run:
- about 8 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
16 notes, one at a time.
- C4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- F4
- E4
- F4
- G4
- F4
- G4
- A4
- G4
- F4
- E4
- C4
How to practise it
- Say "one-and-a, two-and-a" to feel three even notes per beat
- The first note of each group takes the accent
- Keep the beat steady while the subdivision changes
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 16 notes.
What it trains
- rhythm
- triplets
- counting
More rhythm
Subdivision and steady time, which is the skill people skip and then cannot hide.
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- Sixteenth Note Groups (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Swing Eighths (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Counting Rests (Right Hand) (level 3)
- Quarters and Eighths (Right Hand) (level 2)