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Gospel Instruments => General Music Hangout => Topic started by: kingdomrep on September 27, 2005, 05:41:22 PM

Title: new to the piano!
Post by: kingdomrep on September 27, 2005, 05:41:22 PM

What are the fingerings on the scales for your left hand?

isn't the right hand
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Title: It depends...
Post by: 4hisglory on September 28, 2005, 10:29:13 AM

It depends on what key you are playing in.

Title: new to the piano!
Post by: T-Block on September 28, 2005, 11:09:21 AM

Usually, the left hand scale is just the opposite of the right hand scale.  So the scale u got, which is for the key of C it looks like is:

RH: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
LH: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

Here is a complete list of all of them:

C maj. scale (no # or b):  C  D  E  F  G  A  B  C  
D maj. scale (2#):  D  E  F#  G  A  B  C#  D
E maj. scale (4#):  E  F#  G#  A  B  C#  D#  E
G maj. scale (1#):  G  A  B  C  D  E  F#  G
A maj. scale (3#):  A  B  C#  D  E  F#  G#  A

R.H.   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   5
L.H.   5   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1
         

Db maj. scale (5b):  Db  Eb  F  Gb  Ab  Bb  C  Db
C# maj. scale (7#):  C#  D#  E#  F#  G#  A#  B#  C#

R.H.   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2
L.H.   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3


Eb maj. scale (3b):  Eb  F  G  Ab  Bb  C  D  Eb

R.H.   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3
L.H.   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3


F maj. scale (1b):  F  G  A  Bb  C  D  E  F

R.H.   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
L.H.   5   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1


F# maj. scale (6#):  F#  G#  A#  B  C#  D#  E#  F#
Gb maj. scale (6b):  Gb  Ab  Bb  Cb  Db  Eb  F  Gb

R.H.   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   5
L.H.   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   3


Ab maj. scale (4b):  Ab  Bb  C  Db  Eb  F  G  Ab

R.H.   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3
L.H.   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3


Bb maj. scale (2b):  Bb  C  D  Eb  F  G  A  Bb

R.H.   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4
L.H.   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3


B maj. scale (5#):  B  C#  D#  E  F#  G#  A#  B
Cb maj. scale (7b):  Cb  Db  Eb  Fb  Gb  Ab  Bb  Cb

R.H.   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   5
L.H.   4   3   2   1   4   3   2   1   3   2   1   4   3   2   1

Title: new to the piano!
Post by: kingdomrep on September 28, 2005, 11:28:37 AM

Thanks so much for your help! I am going to print this out!

 And the King will tell them, 'I assure you, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!

                                                                     Matt. 25:40[/quote]

Title: new to the piano!
Post by: playhear on September 29, 2005, 11:31:49 AM

Good post T-Block.

Also, when I was coming up, an advanced pianist told that if you're confused, just play what feels natural. This tip helped me because I have lost some mobility of one of my fingers. So, standard fingerings don't always work for me.