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| MarkP |
 Apr 15 2012, 09:44 PM
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What's the best fingering to use in Bars 3 & 4 for the C6 right hand chords with the grace notes F# and Ab?
the ABRSM G8 book suggests 2-1 for the grace note F# to G but this leaves fingers 3,4,5 for A, C, E which I find uncomfortable. I find it easier to use 1 (thumb) and slide from the F# to G, leaving 2,3, 5 for the A,C,E I suppose the truth is... it's jazz... it doesn't really matter... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clarinet.gif) |
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| barncottagecat |
Apr 15 2012, 10:26 PM
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QUOTE(MarkP @ Apr 15 2012, 10:44 PM)  What's the best fingering to use in Bars 3 & 4 for the C6 right hand chords with the grace notes F# and Ab? the ABRSM G8 book suggests 2-1 for the grace note F# to G but this leaves fingers 3,4,5 for A, C, E which I find uncomfortable. I find it easier to use 1 (thumb) and slide from the F# to G, leaving 2,3, 5 for the A,C,E I suppose the truth is... it's jazz... it doesn't really matter... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clarinet.gif) Not that I am any sort of expert ( I've been buying the grade 8 piano book for the past three books but never do anything much about it!) but I do exactly what you do - wondered if sliding was cheating but it works much better for me.. |
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| ansatz496 |
Apr 16 2012, 01:45 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 367 Joined: 28-January 12 From: Across the pond Member No.: 396486 |
QUOTE(barncottagecat @ Apr 15 2012, 06:26 PM) Not that I am any sort of expert ( I've been buying the grade 8 piano book for the past three books but never do anything much about it!) but I do exactly what you do - wondered if sliding was cheating but it works much better for me.. I am of the opinion that there's no such thing as cheating as long as it sounds good, classical or jazz or whatever (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) Sliding is a perfectly valid fingering technique if it's what works best. I would almost definitely slide in the context you are discussing. |
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| Car Expert |
Apr 20 2012, 07:14 PM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 30696 Joined: 15-May 05 From: UK - rural North Norfolk\East Anglia. Lincoln 104 miles. Ipswich 66 miles. Oxford 193 miles. Lewes 199 miles. Member No.: 3680 |
QUOTE(MarkP @ Apr 15 2012, 10:44 PM) I find it easier to use 1 (thumb) and slide from the F# to G, leaving 2,3, 5 for the A,C,E I do this too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)Car Expert |
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| MarkP |
Apr 21 2012, 12:43 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 17-May 11 Member No.: 256664 |
Thanks all - much easier and I can only assume the suggested fingering is an error.
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