B♭ major five-finger position

One finger on each of the first five notes of a major key, played up and back down: home base for your first tunes.

Chords: B♭

How to play it

The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.

  1. Right hand

    Thumb (1) on B♭, then one finger on each key up to F with your little finger (5): B♭ C D E♭ F. Play up and back down, one note a beat.

  2. Left hand

    An octave lower, little finger (5) on B♭ and thumb (1) on F. Play the same five notes up and back down: fingers 5 4 3 2 1.

  3. Both hands

    Both hands play the same notes an octave apart, but the fingers mirror each other: when the right hand plays 1, the left hand plays 5. Go slowly.

Songs in B♭ major

All songs in B♭ major

Questions

Which fingers go where in the B♭ major five-finger position?

Right hand: thumb (1) on B♭ up to the little finger (5) on F. Left hand: little finger (5) on B♭ up to the thumb (1) on F.

How should I practice the B♭ major five-finger position?

One hand at a time at 60% speed, then both hands together. When you can play it without stopping, press "I can play it" on the practice screen.

Which songs are in B♭ major?

A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, Reflecting Light by Sam Phillips and Last Kiss by Taylor Swift are among the songs here in B♭ major.