{"id":882,"date":"2011-01-18T11:36:37","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T18:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=882"},"modified":"2024-12-25T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T00:59:34","slug":"piano-chord-fingering-scales-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/piano-chord-fingering-scales-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Jermaine: \u201cThe key to proper piano chord fingering\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/gk202pianopic.jpg\" class=\"videopic\">I&#8217;m back with another <em>&#8220;Ask Jermaine&#8221; <\/em>question of the week &#8212; this time about piano chord fingering.<\/p>\n<p>This question is from Danny in the UK:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Jermaine, hope all is good &#038; well. I finally made it to seventh chords!! (Pheww). <em>When building a major\/minor 7th in all <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 keys<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script>, what is the correct piano chord fingering?&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>My answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hey Danny,<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations on making it to seventh chords. The thing about seventh chords is once you know your basics <em>(major, minor, dominant, diminished, augmented)<\/em>, you can pretty much play any desired bigger chord on demand &#8211; ninths, elevenths, thirteenths&#8230; because those are merely comprised of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-power-of-using-superimposed-chords\">stacked<\/a> sevenths + triad chords (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-power-of-using-superimposed-chords\">another lesson<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"blogheader\">Proper Piano Chord Fingering<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I have good news and bad news.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is when it comes to piano chord fingering, things aren&#8217;t exactly black and white. In fact, you&#8217;ll be hard pressed to find one common answer out there.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is proper piano chord fingering not as hard as you think since <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seventh chords<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script> have 4 notes and if you&#8217;re going to play them in one hand, you only have 5 fingers to choose from. That naturally leaves few options.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, each finger is labeled 1 through 5 with the thumb always being 1 and the pinky always being 5.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So on your left hand, it&#8217;s: 5 (pinky) &#8211; 4 (ring) &#8211; 3 (middle) &#8211; 2 (index) &#8211; 1 (thumb).<\/p>\n<p>On your right hand, it&#8217;s: 1 (thumb) &#8211; 2 (index) &#8211; 3 (middle) &#8211; 4 (ring) &#8211; 5 (pinky).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(Here&#8217;s an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/heres-the-fingering-for-all-12-major-scales\">article<\/a> illustrating the piano chord fingering layout above.)<\/p>\n<p>For my beginners, if you&#8217;re playing 3-fingered &#8220;triads,&#8221; you&#8217;ll most likely be using 5 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 1 on left and 1 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 5 on right for your piano <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chord fingering<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script>. The only exception is for chords that require a wider finger span. In those cases, you can do 5 &#8211; 2 -1 on left and 1 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 5 on right.<\/p>\n<p>Also, fingers 2, 3, and 4 are best for black keys. Try to avoid the thumb or pinky on black keys if you can help it.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"blogheader\">4-finger piano chord fingering<\/h2>\n<p>For 4-finger chords (aka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/anyone-else-want-to-learn-another-easy-way-to-classify-chords\">tetrads<\/a>), you&#8217;ll most likely be using 5 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 1 for left and 1 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 5 for right hand fingering.<\/p>\n<p>But like I said before, this isn&#8217;t written in stone so if you need, for example, finger 3 for a melody note that is passing by, use 5 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 1 on left and 1 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 5 on right.<\/p>\n<p>As the chords get bigger and more flexibility is required, you can use your own discretion.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"blogheader\">Some piano chord fingering pointers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep in mind where you&#8217;re going next or what the melody is doing. If you&#8217;re making one finger do extra work, it can slow you down. <\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll be better off choosing a chord fingering that allows for more mobility rather than sticking with the &#8220;textbook&#8221; in every situation. So instead of having to lift a finger from one chord immediately to another, if you&#8217;ve chosen the best piano chord fingering for your situation, you can simply swap in a &#8220;free&#8221; finger for speed.<\/li>\n<li>Strategically space out your fingering so you have room for things in between your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chord tones<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script>.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to slow things down in the beginning. There&#8217;s no harm in going super slow. What you&#8217;re looking for is accuracy and precision. If you&#8217;ve worked out the proper piano chord fingering at a slow tempo, speeding it up will be eventually be a piece of cake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, everyone&#8217;s different and there is no one size fits all when it comes to piano chord fingering. From different hand\/finger sizes to situations requiring a &#8220;stretch,&#8221; you&#8217;ll continually be adjusting. But use these piano chord fingering tips as a start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/gk202pianopic.jpg\" class=\"videopic\">I&#8217;m back with another <em>&#8220;Ask Jermaine&#8221; <\/em>question of the week &#8212; this time about piano chord fingering. <\/p>\n<p>This question is from Danny in the UK: &#8220;Jermaine, hope all is good &#038; well. I finally made it onto seventh chords!! (Pheww). <em>When building a major\/minor 7th in all 12 keys, what is the correct piano chord fingering?&#8221;<\/em>. 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