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Scale/ArpeggioRuleSheet RULEofPINKY(appliestoscales/arpeggiosbeginningonwhitenotes):

Ifthehighesttonicnoteofarighthandscale/arpeggioshoulduseathumb,replaceitwiththenextavailablefinger(usually5,sometimes4)

Ifthelowesttonicnoteofalefthandscale/arpeggioshoulduseathumb,replaceitwiththenextavailablefinger(usually5,sometimes4)

SCALES(allscales/arpeggiosaretwooctavesascending/descending)

CAGED:C,c,A,a,G,g,E,e,D,do RH=12312341231234(5)o LH=(5)43213214321321o 3slineup;thumbslineuponmiddletonic

THUMBS:Db,eb,F,f,Gb,bb,B,bo Thumbslineup

321:c#,Eb,Ab,g#,Bbo LH=32143213214321o RHthumbofEb,Ab,andBbonCandF

F#minorisnotinthesecategoriesARPEGGIOS,Tonic

WhitekeytonicarpeggiosincludingebandGbo Usefingers2and3o RH=123123(5)o LH=(5)321321

Blackkeytonicarpeggioso RH=4124124o LH=2142142o Usefingers2and4o Placethumbsonwhitekeyso Bbismodified(LH=3213213);bbplacesthumbsonwhitekeys

ARPEGGIOS,Dominant7(V7/x)

Whitekey:RHfingeringchord=rootposition;LHfingeringchord=firstinversion;thumbssharesamenote

Blackkey:Fingeringchordssharethumbonwhitekeyo Db7placesthumbsonF;Bb7=RH1stinversion,LH3rdinversion

ARPEGGIOS,Diminished7(viio7/x)

Fingeringchordinversionsplacefinger1onwhite,finger4onblack(bothhands)

Scales:CAGED CAGEDpattern(akaCmajorpattern):WorksforC,c,A,a,G,g,E,e,D,d(notice3slineup)

Scales:THUMBS Inthesescales,thumbsofbothhandsengageatthesametime(Db,eb,F,f,Gb,bb,B,b) Practicetheseeightscalesinthefollowingorder:

Dbmajorscale(thumbsonFandC)

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Eb minorscale(thumbsonFandCb)

Fmajorscale(thumbsonFandC)

Fminorscale(thumbsonFandC)

Gbmajorscale(thumbsonCbandF)

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Bbminorscale(thumbsonFandC)

Bmajorscale(thumbsonBandE)

Bminorscale(thumbsonBandE)

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Scales:321 321scales(Bb,Eb,Ab,c#,andg#)havethesamefingeringforthelefthand:

o 321432132143213 Practicethelefthandalone.Aftersolidifyingthelefthandfingering,findtherighthandthumb

markersandfillinthenextavailablefingers. Bbmajorscale(RHthumbonCandF)

Ebmajorscale(RHthumbonFandC)

Abmajorscale(RHthumbonCandF)

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C#minorscale(RHthumbonEandA)

G#minorscale(RHthumbonBandE)

F#minordoesnotfitintothethreepreviouscategories.

F#minorscale

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WithTrackI(keysequence:C,Bb,Ab,Gb,E,D,Db,B,A,G,F,Ebmajors)o Thinkofthekeysequenceastwoconsecutivedescendingwholetonescales(sixnotes

each),onebeginningonCandtheotherbeginningonDb Quarter=ca.54;beginpracticeat40untilreadyforplayalong

Etc

WithTrackno.2(keysequence:C,Bb,Ab,Gb,E,D,Db,B,A,G,F,Ebminors)

o Thinkofthekeysequenceastwoconsecutivedescendingwholetonescales(sixnoteseach),onebeginningonCandtheotherbeginningonDb

Quarter=ca.54;beginpracticeat40untilreadyforplayalong

Etc

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TonicArpeggios

Therearetwocategoriesoftonicarpeggios:whitekeyandblackkey.Whitekeytonicarpeggiosbeginonawhitenotewhileblackkeytonicarpeggiosbeginonablacknote.Therearetwomajorexceptionstotheblackkeycategory:GbmajorandEbminor.Despitebeginningonablacknote,GbmajorandEbminortonicarpeggiosadoptthewhitekeyfingering.

Thewhitekeytonicarpeggiopatternworksforallwhitekeymajorandminorarpeggios(plusGbmajorandEbminor).Again,noticethatthepinkyisusedonlyfortherighthandshighesttonicandthelefthandslowesttonic. Whitekeyoneandtwooctavetonicarpeggiofingering

Theblackkeypatternworksforallremainingkeys. Blackkeyoneandtwooctavetonicarpeggiofingering

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Bbmajor/minoraremodifiedblackkeytonicarpeggiopatterns. Bbmajoroneandtwooctavetonicarpeggiopattern

Bbminoroneandtwooctavetonicarpeggiopattern

WithTrackno.1:MajorTonicArpeggios

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Withtrack2,MinorTonicArpeggios

Dominant7Arpeggios

Therearetwocategoriesofdominant7arpeggios:whitekeyandblackkey.Whitekeydominant7arpeggiosbeginonawhitenotewhileblackkeydominant7arpeggiosbeginonablacknote.ThefollowingexampleshowsanF7chord,itsfingering,andtheresultingfingeringofthearpeggiobaseduponthatchord. RighthandF7fingeringchordandarpeggio

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Onthepianoproficiency,arpeggioswillalwaysbeginontheroot(F7beginsonF,F#7beginsonF#,BflattonicarpeggiobeginsonBflat,etc.).However,thefingeringchordassociatedwiththearpeggiomaynotnecessarilybeinrootposition.Thefingeringchordisbasedupontheshapeofthehandandhowitfitsthekeyboard.

ThefollowingexampleshowsthefingeringforanF#7arpeggiochord.Noticethatthefingeringchordisnotinrootposition,itsin3rdinversion.Again,fingeringchordsdonotdictateuponwhichnotethearpeggionecessarilybegins,itsimplydictateswhichfingersareassignedtowhichnotes.Allofthisisinanefforttokeepthumbsonwhitekeysatallcost(forscalesandarpeggios).

RighthandF#7fingeringchordandarpeggio

Whitekeydominant7arpeggiosarebaseduponrighthandchordsinrootpositionandlefthandchordsinfirstinversion.Thethumbsinallwhitekeyandblackkeyfingeringchords(exceptBb7)willsharethesamenote. G7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonG)

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Twooctaveascending/descendingG7arpeggio(ThumbsonG)

D7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonD)

Twooctaveascending/descendingD7arpeggio(ThumbsonD)

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A7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonA)

Twooctaveascending/descendingA7arpeggio(ThumbsonA)

E7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonE)

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Twooctaveascending/descendingE7arpeggio(ThumbsonE)

B7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonB)

Twooctaveascending/descendingB7arpeggio(ThumbsonB)

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F7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonF)

Twooctaveascending/descendingF7arpeggio(ThumbsonF)

Blackkeydominant7arpeggios:Thechordinversionsarenotuniversallikethewhitekeydominant7arpeggios.Theblackkeyfingeringchordsarrangethemselvessothatfinger1isonawhitenoteandfinger4isonablacknote.Again,thethumbisshared(notinBb7).

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Db7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonF)

Db7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonF)

Eb7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonG)

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Twooctaveascending/descendingEb7arpeggio(ThumbsonG)

F#7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonE)

Twooctaveascending/descendingF#7arpeggio(ThumbsonE)

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Ab7arpeggiofingeringchords(thumbsonC)

Twooctaveascending/descendingAb7arpeggio(thumbsonC)

Bb7arpeggiofingeringchords(RHthumbonD,LHthumbonF)

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Twooctaveascending/descendingBb7arpeggio

9 IMPORTANT:Youwillbeaskedtoplayadominant7arpeggiointheoreticalcontext(V7/x).If

askedforadominant7arpeggiointhekeyofC,youwouldplayaG7arpeggiobecauseGisthedominant(basedon5thscaledegree)oftheCmajor/harmonicminorscales

WithTrack3(Descendingcircleof5thsfromkeyofF)

Dominant7arpeggios(quarter=ca.60)

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Diminished7Arpeggios

Likedominant7arpeggios,diminished7arpeggiosstemfromfingeringchords.All12diminished7arpeggioscomefromthefollowingthreefingeringchords.Despitebeginningondifferentnotes,dontchangetheinversions. Thethreediminished7fingeringchords

Forexample,Co7,Eflato7,F#o7,andAo7arpeggiosallcontainthesamenotes,andthereforestemfromthesamefingeringchord. Righthandfingeringforthefourdiminished7arpeggiosstemmingfromthefirstfingering

chord.

9 IMPORTANT:Youwillbeaskedtoplayadiminished7arpeggiointheoreticalcontext(viio7/x).If

askedforadiminished7arpeggiointhekeyofCminor,youwouldplayaBo7arpeggiobecauseBistheleadingtone(7thscaledegree)oftheCharmonicminorscale.

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Ao7arpeggio

Co7arpeggio

Ebo7arpeggio

F#o7arpeggio

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Eo7arpeggio

Go7arpeggio

Bbo7arpeggio

C#o7arpeggio

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Bo7arpeggio

Do7arpeggio

Fo7arpeggio

G#o7arpeggio

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