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C 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: C
Practice in C

How to play it

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

  1. Right hand

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

  2. Left hand

    An octave lower, little finger (5) on C and thumb (1) on G. 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 C major

All songs in C major

Questions

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

Right hand: thumb (1) on C up to the little finger (5) on G. Left hand: little finger (5) on C up to the thumb (1) on G.

How should I practice the C 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 C major?

Yellow by Coldplay, Baby, Now That I've Found You by The Foundations and Let It Be by The Beatles are among the songs here in C major.