ArroyoMusic wrote:
Hello everyone. I was hoping an experienced player can give me input on arpeggio fingering. I asked this question on the Jordan Rudess site, but no one responded
. I made up this a Dmaj7, Bmin7, Gmaj7, A7 exercise and I would like some input on fingering.
When I am going straight up the arpeggios, my right hand fingering is like this (Backwards would be just the reverse order):
1- 2- 3- 4 - 1-2 -3- 4 - 5
D F# A C# D F# A C# D
1- 2-3- 4- 1-2 -3- 4-5
B D F# A B D F# A B
1-2- 3-4 - 1-2-3- 4- 5
G B D F# G B D F# G
1- 2- 3- 4-1-2 -3- 4- 5
A C# E G A C# E G A
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What do you all think? is this a good fingering or is this cumbersome? I have already attained a decent speed on the exercise, I just want someone else to give me their input. Thanks for the help!!!
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Perhaps by now you don't need any reply to this... but I happened to be seeing it now... and will respond to the first part of the question.
Traditional fingering of a Dominant 7th arpeggio in the right hand starting on A is what you wrote.
I'd try to avoid taking the same fingering for the D Maj7th because of the stretch between fingers 3 & 4.
I'd use (I do use) 1, 2, 3, 5...
Same goes for the G Maj. 7th.
The Bmin7 could be what you wrote, though the stretch is not pleasant either.
So you could also use 1, 2, 4, 5...
Altogether it's a great tool to cross/shift between fingers 1 & 5. This idea will be one of many in my fingering book, if I ever get to actually write it...
You could also use for the Bmin7 the fingering of D6 arpeggio. Start with 2 on B (which will be 4 in the next octaves) and continue with 1, 2, 3, 4...
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