Scale/ArpeggioRuleSheet

 
RULEofPINKY(appliestoscales/arpeggiosbeginningonwhitenotes):
x IfthehighesttonicnoteofarightͲhandscale/arpeggioshoulduseathumb,replaceitwiththe
nextavailablefinger(usually5,sometimes4)
x IfthelowesttonicnoteofaleftͲhandscale/arpeggioshoulduseathumb,replaceitwiththe
nextavailablefinger(usually5,sometimes4)

SCALES(allscales/arpeggiosaretwooctavesascending/descending)
x CAGED:C,c,A,a,G,g,E,e,D,d
o RH=123–1234–123–1234(5)
o LH=(5)4321–321–4321–321
o 3’slineup;thumbslineuponmiddletonic
x THUMBS:D@,e@,F,f,G@,b@,B,b
o Thumbslineup
x 321:c#,E@,A@,g#,B@
o LH=321–4321–321–4321
o RHthumbofE@,A@,andB@onCandF
x F#minorisnotinthesecategories

ARPEGGIOS,Tonic
x WhiteͲkeytonicarpeggiosincludinge@andG@
o Usefingers2and3
o RH=123–123(5)
o LH=(5)321–321
x BlackͲkeytonicarpeggios
o RH=4–124–124
o LH=21–421–42
o Usefingers2and4
o Placethumbsonwhitekeys
o B@ismodified(LH=321–321–3);b@placesthumbsonwhitekeys

ARPEGGIOS,Dominant7(V7/x)
x WhiteͲkey:RHfingeringchord=rootposition;LHfingeringchord=firstinversion;thumbsshare
samenote
x BlackͲkey:Fingeringchordssharethumbonwhitekey
o D@7placesthumbsonF;B@7=RH1stinversion,LH3rdinversion

ARPEGGIOS,Diminished7(viio7/x)
x Fingeringchordinversionsplacefinger1onwhite,finger4onblack(bothhands)


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 Scales:CAGED

¾ CAGEDpattern(akaCmajorpattern):WorksforC,c,A,a,G,g,E,e,D,d(notice3slineup)






Scales:THUMBS

¾ Inthesescales,thumbsofbothhandsengageatthesametime(D@,e@,F,f,G@,b@,B,b)
¾ Practicetheseeightscalesinthefollowingorder:







¾ D@majorscale(thumbsonFandC)





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 ¾ E@minorscale(thumbsonFandC@)



¾ Fmajorscale(thumbsonFandC)





¾ Fminorscale(thumbsonFandC)




¾ G@majorscale(thumbsonC@andF)


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¾ B@minorscale(thumbsonFandC)







¾ Bmajorscale(thumbsonBandE)






¾ Bminorscale(thumbsonBandE)










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 Scales:321

¾ 321scales(B@,E@,A@,c#,andg#)havethesamefingeringforthelefthand:
o 321–4321–321–4321–3
¾ Practicethelefthandalone.Aftersolidifyingthelefthandfingering,findtherighthandthumb
markersandfillinthenextavailablefingers.


¾ B@majorscale(RHthumbonCandF)





¾ E@majorscale(RHthumbonFandC)





¾ A@majorscale(RHthumbonCandF)






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 ¾ C#minorscale(RHthumbonEandA)





¾ G#minorscale(RHthumbonBandE)






¾ F#minordoesnotfitintothethreepreviouscategories.


¾ F#minorscale












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 ™ WithTrackI(keysequence:C,B@,A@,G@,E,D,D@,B,A,G,F,E@majors)
o ThinkofthekeysequenceastwoconsecutivedescendingwholeͲtonescales(sixnotes
each),onebeginningonCandtheotherbeginningonD@

¾ Quarter=ca.54;beginpracticeat40untilreadyforplayͲalong



Etc…

™ WithTrackno.2(keysequence:C,B@,A@,G@,E,D,D@,B,A,G,F,E@minors)
o ThinkofthekeysequenceastwoconsecutivedescendingwholeͲtonescales(sixnotes
each),onebeginningonCandtheotherbeginningonD@

¾ Quarter=ca.54;beginpracticeat40untilreadyforplayͲalong



Etc…
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 TonicArpeggios



Therearetwocategoriesoftonicarpeggios:whiteͲkeyandblackͲkey.WhiteͲkeytonicarpeggios
beginonawhitenotewhileblackͲkeytonicarpeggiosbeginonablacknote.Therearetwomajor
exceptionstotheblackͲkeycategory:G@majorandE@minor.Despitebeginningonablacknote,G@major
andE@minortonicarpeggiosadoptthewhiteͲkeyfingering.
ThewhiteͲkeytonicarpeggiopatternworksforallwhiteͲkeymajorandminorarpeggios(plusG@
majorandE@minor).Again,noticethatthepinkyisusedonlyfortherighthand’shighesttonicandthe
lefthand’slowesttonic.

¾ WhiteͲkeyoneͲandtwoͲoctavetonicarpeggiofingering






TheblackͲkeypatternworksforallremainingkeys.

¾ BlackͲkeyoneͲandtwoͲoctavetonicarpeggiofingering







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 B@major/minoraremodifiedblackͲkeytonicarpeggiopatterns.

¾ B@majoroneͲandtwoͲoctavetonicarpeggiopattern




¾ B@minoroneͲandtwoͲoctavetonicarpeggiopattern




™ WithTrackno.1:MajorTonicArpeggios






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 ™ Withtrack2,MinorTonicArpeggios








Dominant7Arpeggios



Therearetwocategoriesofdominant7arpeggios:whiteͲkeyandblackͲkey.WhiteͲkey
dominant7arpeggiosbeginonawhitenotewhileblackͲkeydominant7arpeggiosbeginonablack
note.ThefollowingexampleshowsanF7chord,itsfingering,andtheresultingfingeringofthearpeggio
baseduponthatchord.



¾ RightͲhandF7fingeringchordandarpeggio







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 Onthepianoproficiency,arpeggioswillalwaysbeginontheroot(F7beginsonF,F#7beginsonF#,
BͲflattonicarpeggiobeginsonBͲflat,etc.).However,thefingeringchordassociatedwiththearpeggio
maynotnecessarilybeinrootposition.Thefingeringchordisbasedupontheshapeofthehandand
howitfitsthekeyboard.
ThefollowingexampleshowsthefingeringforanF#7arpeggiochord.Noticethatthefingering
chordisnotinrootposition,it’sin3rdinversion.Again,fingeringchordsdonotdictateuponwhichnote
thearpeggionecessarilybegins,itsimplydictateswhichfingersareassignedtowhichnotes.Allofthisis
inanefforttokeepthumbsonwhitekeysatallcost(forscalesandarpeggios).


¾ RightͲhandF#7fingeringchordandarpeggio





WhiteͲkeydominant7arpeggiosarebaseduponrightͲhandchordsinrootpositionandleftͲ
handchordsinfirstinversion.ThethumbsinallwhiteͲkeyandblackͲkeyfingeringchords(exceptB@7)
willsharethesamenote.


¾ G7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonG)






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¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingG7arpeggio(ThumbsonG)






¾ D7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonD)




¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingD7arpeggio(ThumbsonD)








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¾ A7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonA)




¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingA7arpeggio(ThumbsonA)



¾ E7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonE)

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 ¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingE7arpeggio(ThumbsonE)





¾ B7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonB)




¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingB7arpeggio(ThumbsonB)






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 ¾ F7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonF)




¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingF7arpeggio(ThumbsonF)








BlackͲkeydominant7arpeggios:ThechordinversionsarenotuniversallikethewhiteͲ
keydominant7arpeggios.TheblackͲkeyfingeringchordsarrangethemselvessothatfinger1isona
whitenoteandfinger4isonablacknote.Again,thethumbisshared(notinB@7).







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 ¾ D@7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonF)



¾ D@7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonF)



¾ E@7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonG)







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 ¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingE@7arpeggio(ThumbsonG)





¾ F#7arpeggiofingeringchords(ThumbsonE)





¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingF#7arpeggio(ThumbsonE)



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 ¾ A@7arpeggiofingeringchords(thumbsonC)




¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingA@7arpeggio(thumbsonC)




¾ B@7arpeggiofingeringchords(RHthumbonD,LHthumbonF)




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 ¾ TwoͲoctaveascending/descendingB@7arpeggio






9 IMPORTANT:Youwillbeaskedtoplayadominant7arpeggiointheoreticalcontext(V7/x).If
askedforadominant7arpeggiointhekeyofC,youwouldplayaG7arpeggiobecauseGisthe
dominant(basedon5thscaledegree)oftheCmajor/harmonicminorscales




™ WithTrack3(Descendingcircleof5thsfromkeyofF)

¾ Dominant7arpeggios(quarter=ca.60)









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 Diminished7Arpeggios


Likedominant7arpeggios,diminished7arpeggiosstemfromfingeringchords.All12diminished
7arpeggioscomefromthefollowingthreefingeringchords.Despitebeginningondifferentnotes,don’t
changetheinversions.

¾ Thethreediminished7fingeringchords





Forexample,Co7,EͲflato7,F#o7,andAo7arpeggiosallcontainthesamenotes,andthereforestem
fromthesamefingeringchord.

¾ RightͲhandfingeringforthefourdiminished7arpeggiosstemmingfromthefirstfingering
chord.





9 IMPORTANT:Youwillbeaskedtoplayadiminished7arpeggiointheoreticalcontext(viio7/x).If
askedforadiminished7arpeggiointhekeyofCminor,youwouldplayaBo7arpeggiobecauseB
istheleadingtone(7thscaledegree)oftheCharmonicminorscale.




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 ¾ Ao7arpeggio



¾ Co7arpeggio




¾ E@o7arpeggio




¾ F#o7arpeggio








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¾ Eo7arpeggio




¾ Go7arpeggio




¾ B@o7arpeggio




¾ C#o7arpeggio








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¾ Bo7arpeggio




¾ Do7arpeggio




¾ Fo7arpeggio




¾ G#o7arpeggio







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