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Fingering of arpeggios

Learn to play arpeggios as fast as possible, they always sound impressive as "fillers", and can be used almost anywhere in a song (beginning, middle or end).

Arpeggio = playing the notes of a chord consecutively (harp style). A broken chord in which the individual notes are sounded one after the other instead of simultaneously.

Reading the tables: R = right, L = left hand, 1 = thumb, etc., 5 = little finger.
See Fig. 10 - 12 for the actual keys to play in each scale / chord in the tables below.
 
Fig. 29a   -   Arpeggios in Major
  Scales Blocked / Broken
triads		 Tonic triad
 7 dim Blues
Example in C: Play
CDEFGAB		 Play
CEG EGC GCE		 Play
CEG		 Play
C EGA#		 Play
C EbGbA		 Play
CEbFF#GA#

 Black-key groups



 
Db / C# R   2312341
L   3214321		 R    135 125 135
L    531 531 521		 R    412
L    214		 R    4123
L    4321		 R    4123
L    3214		 R    312341
L    314321
Gb / F# R    2341231
L    4321321		 R          "
L          "		 R    1  23
L    (1)32		 R    2341
L    4321		 R        "
L        "		 R    312341
L    321321
Cb / B R    1  231234
L    (1)321432		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    1  234  
L    (1)432		 R    1  234  
L    (1)432		 R    123123
L    321321

 CM fingering group



 
C R    1  231234
L    (1)432132		 R          "
L          "		 R    1  23
L    (1)42		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    123413
L    143213
G R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    123412
L    321321
D R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    1  23
L    (1)32		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    312312
L    214321
A R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    123412
L    321321
E R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    1234
L    2143		 R    312312
L    213213
Ab R    3412312
L    3214321		 R          "
L          "		 R    421
L    214		 R    4123
L    2143		 R    4123
L    4321		 R    123123
L    212143

 Oters



 
Eb R    3123412
L    3214321		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    3412
L    4321		 R    123123
L    132132
Bb R    4123123
L    3214321		 R          "
L          "		 R    412
L    321		 R    4123
L    3214		 R          "
L          "		 R    123123
L    213213
F R    1  234123
L    (1)432132		 R          "
L          "		 R    4  12
L    (1)32		 R    1234
L    3214		 R    1  234
L    (1)432		 R    123123
L    143213
 
Fig. 29b   -   Arpeggios in minor.
  Scales Blocked / Broken
triads		 Tonic triad
 7
Example in C: Play
CDEbFGAbBbC		 Play
CEbG EbGC GCEb		 Play
C EbG		 Play
C EbGBb

CM fingering group


C R   1  231234
L   (1)432132		 R    135 125 135
L    531 531 521		 R    1  23
L    (1)42		 R    1  234
L    (1)432
D R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "
G R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "
A R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "
E R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "
G# / Ab R    3412312
L    3214321		 R          "
L          "		 R    421
L    214		 R    4123
L    2143
C# R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    4123
L    4321
F# R    3412312
L    4321321		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    2341
L    4321

Black-key group


Bb R    4123123
L    2132143		 R          "
L          "		 R    231
L    321		 R    4123
L    3214
Eb / D# R    3123412
L    2143213		 R          "
L          "		 R    1  23
L    (1)42		 R    4123
L    2143

Oters


F R    1  234123
L    (1)432132		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    1234
L    3214
B R    1  231234
L    (1)321432		 R          "
L          "		 R          "
L          "		 R    1  234
L    (1)432
 
Explanation:
The above fingerings are to be extrapolated for the appropriate number of octaves - if a (1) occurs in L (left hand), the student is expected to substitute the 5th finger at the beginning of the excercise, and the R (right hand) requires the use of the 5th finger at the top. Other substitutions are possible which make playing the first note(s) of some exercises (before the regular physical pattern begins) more comfortable - use your imagination!

The fingering for cross-hand arpeggios is:
L 531 - R 135 - L 531 - R 135 - L 2 - R 531 - L 135 - R 531 - L 135

by Peter Henderson Indiana University

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