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fredericfrancoischopin

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best chromatic scales fingering

on: August 23, 2008, 08:31:37 PM

please do you know whats best for really fast chromatic scales than say it:)

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Bob

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Re: best chromatic scales fingering

Reply #1 on: August 23, 2008, 10:12:29 PM

1 and 3 and then add in 2 on the "inner" side of the cluster of black keys, depending on the hand. So thumb on white, 3 on black. 2 would be on C and F for RH; B and E for LH.

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pianisten1989

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Re: best chromatic scales fingering

Reply #2 on: August 30, 2008, 12:05:37 PM

Start on C:
(1) 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2(C) 3 1....
I play it like that when it supposed to go really fast

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eastman_grad

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Re: best chromatic scales fingering

Reply #3 on: August 30, 2008, 04:10:28 PM

The best fingering I ever cam across, and several were offered to me, is as follows: simply alternate between groups of 3 and 4. So, a two-octave chromatic scale beginning on C, in the right hand, would be: UP 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4

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bernhard

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Re: best chromatic scales fingering

Reply #4 on: August 31, 2008, 04:15:43 AM

Try these threads:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2153.msg18525.html#msg18525
(Fingering for chromatic scales)

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/board,1/topic,16037.3.html#msg171612
(chromatic scale fingerings)

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,15913.0.html
(ultra fast chromatic scales)

Best wishes,
Bernhard

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