Fingering question

[larklark]

Hello! It's been a few years since I stopped taking piano lessons, but I wanted to try to learn this piece.

https://musescore.com/user/94620/scores/112426

I have two main questions. On the third bar, I can't physically reach both the G and the D# with my left hand, so I instead play the D# and G which are closer in proximity. Is there another way to address this?

My second question: On the fifth bar, for the right hand, I use 1341 then I don't know how to play the next few notes. What is the correct fingering?

As an aside, I was able to finish grade 2. Seeing as I'm having difficulty on the first few bars, any thoughts on whether or not I'm completely out of my league?

[imaginatorium]

Q1: Almost no-one can reach an octave+5th, so spread the notes, i.e. play the bottom one, then the top one, using the pedal to keep the bass note sounding. Practice and experience will let you do this almost automatically, but you need to think about how the harmony changes and where you need to change the pedal.

Q2: You mean the 2nd time bar? There is no "correct" fingering, only fingering that fits your hand, and fingering that helps the musical effect. I would just jump up after 1341, and with a new hand position use something like 12-35-34. (To see that this is a musical place to move your hand, look at the phrasing - the way the words are fitted to the music.) There are 6 notes, and you probably have 5 fingers, so something has to give. It is a good idea to experiment anyway: even if fingering is given it may not necessarily be the best for you.

[tritone_player]

In the third bar, you could also try playing that G# using the right hand so that you would only need to play the low D# with the left. You would need to use the pedal to let that sustain while you play the rest of the right hand notes.