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Offline musicioso

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What fingering to use when going a few octaves up and down on black keys?

Any suggestion is most welcome. Thanks in advance for your help.

Offline j_menz

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I'm afraid I don't understand the question. Perhaps you could explain more?
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Offline rachmaninoff_forever

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Dude, I have no idea what you're talking about lol.
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Offline outin

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I think he means playing only the black keys as a scale of some sort...

Offline musicioso

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Sorry guys, i know i was not clear. I will explain it again.

What is a good fingering for playing this:

C# D# F# G# A# C# D# F# G# A#       G#F# D# C# A# G#F# D# C# A#

So when you play only black keys up and down the keyboard.

I hope it is clear now.

Offline nyiregyhazi

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Sorry guys, i know i was not clear. I will explain it again.

What is a good fingering for playing this:

C# D# F# G# A# C# D# F# G# A#       G#F# D# C# A# G#F# D# C# A#

So when you play only black keys up and down the keyboard.

I hope it is clear now.

It's not an easy fingering, but the only one that really works is to use all 5 fingers and repeat the same fingers in each octave. Or do a glissando.

Offline musicioso

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It's not an easy fingering, but the only one that really works is to use all 5 fingers and repeat the same fingers in each octave. Or do a glissando.

Thank you!!

Two more questions. If i use all 5 fingers, whats better to play with the thumb of the right hand, the  C# or the F# ?

And what do you mean by doing a glissando? Just sliding on finger over all the black keys?
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