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SECTION ONE Four Basic Major-Scale Fingering Patterns

TYPE 1 (s): Finger Stretch

TYPE 2

TYPE 3

TYPE 4

Remember: Do not move entire hand. TYPE 1 All out-of-position scale tones played with rst-nger stretches (See Vol. I, pg. 60.)4 2 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 4 (s) 1 2

C Major

&4 4II

5 4 3

2

1 4

4

(s) 2

4 3

2

1

4

2

(s) 1

1

2

w5 6 5

TYPE 2

No nger stretches necessary for scale tones

G Major

# 4 & 4II

w2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 1

2 4

4

6

5

3

2

1

2

3

4

5

6

TYPE 3

No stretches

D Major

# & # 4 4II

w4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 4 3 1 4 2 1

4 1 2

5 4

3

2

1

2

3

4

5

6

5

TYPE 4

All out-of-position scale tones played with fourth-nger stretches

A Major

### 4 & 4II

w4 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 3 1

(s) 1 1 3 4

3 4 2 4 1

(s) 4 3

4

3

6 5

2

1

2

3

4

5

6

All scales (major and minor, etc.) will be derived from these four basic major-scale patterns. Ultimately, ve major keys will be possible in each position with Type 1 and its four derivative ngering patterns: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D. This also applies to Type 4 and its derivatives: 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D. Fingering Types 2 and 3 have no derivative major ngering patterns.3

C MajorAscending (Five Positions)FINGERING TYPE 1

4 .. .. &4 II 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 4 2

5

4

1

3

4

(s) 1

2

4

(s) 1

1 3 1 3 1

TYPE 44 1

1 3 (s) 4 1 3 4 3 1

V32 4 1 3 4 3 1

(s) 4

3

1

4

3

1

.. .. V 5

1 3 (s) 4 _ 4 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4

VII TYPE 2 .. . . VII 44 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 4

6

4

1

_

1

2

4

1

2 4 2 1 4 2 1

(s) 4

2

IX TYPE 1A .. . . IX 4 1 2 4 1 2

5

1

2

4

1

2

4

2

4

(s) 1

2

4

6

XII TYPE 3 .. .. 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 3 1 2 4 2

3

4

1

3

4

1

3

1

2

4

1

2

4

3

1

4

2

1

XII

5

w(s): FINGER STRETCH

5

C MajorDescending (Five Positions)FINGERING TYPE 34

4 &4XII5

TYPE 1A(s) 1

4

2

IX6

_ IX 3 1 2 1 4 2 1

(s) 1

3

TYPE 22

2

(s) 1 _ 1

4

VII

VII

_ 2 1 1 3 1 (s) 1

TYPE 44

2

V

TYPE 12

3 1 3 1 4

3

II

II5

w

6