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Topic: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebee?  (Read 4418 times)

Offline Ludvig_Van_Me

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Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebee?
on: September 21, 2004, 06:13:56 PM
What is the more effective fingering to use for this piece?


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Offline Max

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Re: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebe
Reply #1 on: September 21, 2004, 07:38:11 PM
It's just basic chromatic scales, I guess.

Eg, the start goes

1313132121313132 etc

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Re: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebe
Reply #2 on: September 21, 2004, 08:12:11 PM
I'll give that a try, thanks :)

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Re: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebe
Reply #3 on: September 21, 2004, 09:16:09 PM
A very good excercise is to use 1-4-5 instead of 1-2-3 (in the right hand). It really strengthens that side of the hand, and increases 4-5 finger independance. I do the same in my left hand too, by practicing chromatic scales using fingers 3, 4, and 5.
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Re: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebe
Reply #4 on: September 21, 2004, 09:42:36 PM
What is the intended fingering?

what is it that you are meant to do?

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Re: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebe
Reply #5 on: September 22, 2004, 08:22:26 AM
On the version that I have, it listed the fingering and I played it first measure - 5,4,3,2,4,3,2,1.. then the second measure is 4,3,2,1,4,3,2,1... and you repeat.

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Re: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebe
Reply #6 on: September 22, 2004, 04:50:20 PM
Thanks :)

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Re: Whats the fingering for flight of the bumblebe
Reply #7 on: September 22, 2004, 06:29:47 PM
Of course it isn't strictly a piano piece anywho, the Rach transcription uses the fingering I said (or that might be a different one)

The Cziffra one is just insane. <3

The 345 is a really useful fingering - for example playing the first bit as 434343 5454 343435 etc.
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