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Topic: What fingering should I use when playing this?  (Read 1016 times)

Offline bamxmejia

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What fingering should I use when playing this?
on: January 16, 2015, 09:26:58 PM


I've been using only my thumb and index, but is there a better way?

Also, it's in the key of C

Offline j_menz

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Re: What fingering should I use when playing this?
Reply #1 on: January 16, 2015, 11:26:52 PM
I'd use thumb and middle, I think, but as to whether it's better you'd have to try for yourself.
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Re: What fingering should I use when playing this?
Reply #2 on: January 17, 2015, 03:10:47 AM
thank you, I tried middle and thumb, and it works a lot better

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Re: What fingering should I use when playing this?
Reply #3 on: January 17, 2015, 04:57:50 AM
I don't know what the musical context is so it's difficult to hear but I'm assuming the tempo is allegro?

1324 is what I would intuitively use; it allows an easier legato assuming it should be played legato.  If it's non-legato, 13 and 14 seems right.
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