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Broken Chords and Arpeggios Fingering

This is the most compact, and easy to use "formula" for all of the existing broken chords fingering for

Major and Minor Triads.

This 'Formula" I have inherited from my mother, Julietta Arutyunova,

Master of Music in Performance and Pedagogy,

brilliant pianist, highly experienced and dedicated teacher.

Broken chords:

Using Only White Keys in all Major and Minor Triads:

L 4th, B 4th, R 4th

With the Black Keys:

Major - B 3rd, B 4th, R 4th

Minor - L 4th, B 4th, R 4th

Arpeggios:

First pattern of the fingering is for the Root position

Second pattern of the fingering is for the First inversion

Third pattern of the fingering is for the Second inversion

The explanation of the abbreviations:

R - right hand

L - left hand

B - both hands

The meaning of the numbers that are being used in the "formula"

The permanent fingers are 1st, 2nd, and 5th, therefore they are being omitted here.

The fingers that being alternated are 3rd, and 4th.

Accordingly:

L 4th means, that right hand plays 3rd finger.

R 4th means, that right hand plays 4th finger

B 4th means, that both hand play 4th finger

B 3rd means, that both hands play 3rd finger

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