TO FIND A:

Place the LH in C POSITION. Reach finger 1 or thumb  one white key to the right. Finger 1 will be used for both G & A here.  Play slowly. Say the notes names as you play.  

Introducing the F Major Chord

The C MAJOR chord is frequently followed by the F MAJOR chord, and vice-versa.  When you play C Major with  F major the fingering will be given as under in the keys.

              C Major Chord Left Hand

F  Major Chord left Hand

Don't be confused, CFA which is F major chord is actually FAC. We are actually limited to play chord in the keys C D E F G A as mentioned in Pic.a   Same sound will be heard whether we play FAC or CFA.

Practice changing from the C chord to the F chord and back again:

   1.  The 5th finger plays C in both chords.

   2.  The 2nd finger plays F in the F chord.

   3.  Only the 1st finger moves out of C POSITION (UP TO a) for the F chord.

Warm Ups using  C, G7  &  F Chords

Practice  SLOWLY  at first, then gradually increase speed.

Introducing A for Right Hand

  Pic..b

TO FIND A:

Place the RH in C POSITION. Leave 1 on C.  Shift all other fingers one white key to the right. Leave D note untouched.

Introducing the F Major Chord

The C MAJOR chord is frequently followed by the F MAJOR chord, and vice-versa.

Don't be confused, CFA which is F major chord is actually FAC. We are actually limited to play chord in the keys C D E F G A as mentioned in Fig.b   Same sound will be heard whether we play FAC or CFA.

Practice changing from the C chord to the F chord and back again:

   1.  The 1st  finger plays C in both chords.

   2.  The 3rd finger moves up to F and the 5th finger moves up to A for the F chord.

        When changing from C to F chord the finger numbers will be different for F.

Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords

Play each chord four times with RH and last C chord longer. Play several times.

G Position  

Until now you have played only in the C POSITION. Now you will move to the G POSITION in next lesson. 

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