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zwiebackdk

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How do I play this chord? (Debussy)

on: February 26, 2009, 06:18:01 PM

Hello!

I’m playing the beautiful ”Images Oubliée” by Debussy, but I just can’t figure out how to play this chord? On the recordings I’ve heard, the whole chord is played on the beat. Are they cheating by omitting a note, or is there some kind of secret trick I don’t know? Or have they just got insanely long fingers?

Help me, please.

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richard black

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Re: How do I play this chord? (Debussy)

Reply #1 on: February 26, 2009, 07:08:54 PM

Since the note C-sharp is sounded in three adjacent octaves, I would just leave out the one at the top of the LH. I can't imagine many people could stretch that with the middle notes in place too, in either hand.

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quantum

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Re: How do I play this chord? (Debussy)

Reply #2 on: February 27, 2009, 03:51:56 AM

Some possibilities.

Roll the chord.

Play the C# with the RH as a rolled chord.

Play the LH two bottom notes as a grace note to the two top notes.

Play the top LH C# with the RH as a grace note to the RH chord.

Any combination of the above.

Play the LH top C# with your nose

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renatog

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Re: How do I play this chord? (Debussy)

Reply #3 on: March 03, 2009, 07:39:40 PM

I guess you can play it as a fast glissando/rolled chord like quantum mentioned.

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