Melody over broken chords
This drill combines the earlier ones. The left hand plays a rolling pattern while the right hand plays a short tune.
- Learn the left hand alone first. Its pattern is low, high, middle, high.
- Then learn the right hand alone.
- With both hands together, keep the left hand quieter than the right.
Notes as text
- Bar 1
Right hand: Middle C, finger 1, 1 beat. E4, finger 3, 1 beat. G4, finger 5, 1 beat. E4, finger 3, 1 beat.
Left hand: C3, finger 5, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. E3, finger 3, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. C3, finger 5, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. E3, finger 3, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat.
- Bar 2
Right hand: D4, finger 2, 1 beat. F4, finger 4, 1 beat. G4, finger 5, 2 beats.
Left hand: D3, finger 4, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. F3, finger 2, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. D3, finger 4, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. F3, finger 2, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat.
- Bar 3
Right hand: E4, finger 3, 1 beat. G4, finger 5, 1 beat. E4, finger 3, 1 beat. Middle C, finger 1, 1 beat.
Left hand: C3, finger 5, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. E3, finger 3, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. C3, finger 5, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. E3, finger 3, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat.
- Bar 4
Right hand: D4, finger 2, 2 beats. Middle C, finger 1, 2 beats.
Left hand: D3, finger 4, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. F3, finger 2, half a beat. G3, finger 1, half a beat. C3, finger 5, 2 beats.