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Topic: Two notes at once...?  (Read 1396 times)

Offline doverbay

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Two notes at once...?
on: June 23, 2013, 06:51:08 PM
Is it kosher to play two notes at once with the thumb?

For example in bar 6 of Traumerei.  With the right hand.
I can't think of another way to reach that.
I have looked at youtube and people seem to reaching it quite easy, so they must
be rolling the D A E just playing the other three notes via the thumb?  I can just
BARELY reach an octave with my 2nd to 5th fingers on my right hand... so I'm
gonna just have to do that.... with the thumb.

 :P

Offline nystul

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Re: Two notes at once...?
Reply #1 on: June 23, 2013, 07:32:11 PM
Yes, play them both with the thumb.

Offline j_menz

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Re: Two notes at once...?
Reply #2 on: June 24, 2013, 06:33:11 AM
Is it kosher to play two notes at once with the thumb?

Kosher, and sometimes essential.
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