Piano Fingering Help Needed!

by Ian
(Georgia)

I have a section of a riff that repeats 3 times in a row at a fairly quick tempo (band hasn't settled on a tempo, but somewhere around 120) and I need help figuring out the optimal fingering. I'm a complete amateur with extremely limited knowledge but your help would be greatly appreciated!



Included is a short video showing what I'm guessing to be my top options on how to play it.

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Quick Fingering
by: Maria

Hi there,
The fingers that move the quickest are 4-3-2-1. So in this riff I would use 4-3-2-1 and then cross over with 2-1. This fingering will help you play really fast.

If you have trouble with the cross over, try these exercises:

Play as fast and light as you can several times:
A. 4-3-2-1
B. 4-3-2-1-2
C. 4-3-2-1-2-1

I hope this helped you!
Happy practicing,
Maria

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