[[h2o]]

hiiiiiiiii

lately i was thinking about getting back into the piano....

after looking over my old piano books... i just realized... that i forgot the correct positioning of the hands....
(like, what finger is on C and whats on E or something... [for both hands...]

can someone tell me? or post a picture or something?

i havent played it in awhile (maybe... 7 years...?) and i forgot!!!!

hope someone is able to help me... :/

h2o

[player123496]

Typically your hands move around while playing, so your fingers don't stay on any "assinged" keys. But in the most basic music, you start with your left pinky and right thumb on the bottom of the key signature chord (i.e. no sharps = C chord = start on C; 1 # = G chord = start on G) and then just each succesive finger gets the next note on the diatomic scale.

[Nate]

Once you get past playing the musical equivalent of nursery rhymes, your hands will be moving all over the keyboard and certainly not stuck in any one position. Just learn where each note is and you'll be ok.

[[h2o]]

Originally Posted by player123496

Typically your hands move around while playing, so your fingers don't stay on any "assinged" keys. But in the most basic music, you start with your left pinky and right thumb on the bottom of the key signature chord (i.e. no sharps = C chord = start on C; 1 # = G chord = start on G) and then just each succesive finger gets the next note on the diatomic scale.

im sorry... you confused me...

so your left pinky start out on C?... and the right thumb... starts out on the next C that comes up (going from left to right...)

is this correct?

also... i once knew where all the keys are... but i got into the guitar... and hopefully everything will come flying back to me... (if not... expect another post from me... ) [it's A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#... i think?]

anyway... thnx for replying

[Nate]

Originally Posted by [h2o]

so your left pinky start out on C?... and the right thumb... starts out on the next C that comes up (going from left to right...)

is this correct?

That's correct for the basic so-called "C position" that most beginner piano method books will start you out on, but you'll leave this "position" very quickly. Don't think in terms of any set positions, but think in terms of where you need to place your hands to make the notes for whatever song you're playing easily reachable.

also... i once knew where all the keys are... but i got into the guitar... and hopefully everything will come flying back to me... (if not... expect another post from me... ) [it's A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#... i think?]

That's a correctly written chromatic scale, which would include the note names for all the keys on the piano, but you need to know visually where each of those notes are on the piano, and not just the order of the notes.

Good luck!

In His love,
Nate

[los angeles]

My advice to you is to forget about hand positions altogether, the sooner the better. I learned by the Middle C method and had great difficulty when I moved on to 'bigger and better things' .
Restricting your fingers to certain keys restricts your ability to play. It becomes tempting to play by finger number instead of reading the notes. It is more important to learn to associate the notes on the page with the keys on the piano, than the written notes with specific fingers.
Best of luck!

[4 The Lord]

Hey, h2o.
The finger numbers are thumbs number 1, and pinkies number 5. So, in a position for a C chord, say, you would have RH 1 on middle C (the fourth C from the bottom.) RH 3 on E two white keys above it. Then, RH 5 on two white keys above E, or G. Then it's LH 5 on the C below middle, LH 3 two whites above that, LH 1 two whites above E. Any other questions, post it on the forum.

In Christ,
4 The Lord, also known as Austin

[4 The Lord]

Dude, fingering does matter, but if you want to just play a C chord, do what I posted above. As for scales in piano, fingering is essential, but if you're just screwing aroung with a song, fingering isn't the biggest thing. Just read the notes and do fingering as you go! Whatever works best!

In Christ,
4 The Lord, a.k.a. Austin