How to Play the Five Finger Scale

Here is a How to Play the Five Finger Scale

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The five-finger scale is a basic skill that will introduce you to a finger movement that is fundamental to piano-playing.

The Right Hand

Let’s go back to Middle C. Place your right thumb on Middle C. In piano, we call this finger 1.

Next, place your index finger on the next white key, D. This is finger 2. Place your remaining fingers on the other white keys. This means finger 3 goes on E, finger 4 goes on F, and finger 5 (pinky) goes on G.

Let’s go back to Middle C. Place your right thumb on Middle C. In piano, we call this finger 1.

Next, place your index finger on the next white key, D. This is finger 2. Place your remaining fingers on the other white keys. This means finger 3 goes on E, finger 4 goes on F, and finger 5 (pinky) goes on G.

The Left Hand

Find the C below Middle C and place your left pinky (finger 5) on it. Then follow up with the rest of your left-hand fingers.

Again, play these notes up and down a few times until it feels more familiar.

But…how do pianists play more than five notes in a row without running out of fingers?!

This happens quite often, especially with scales. Pianists use techniques like tucking under and crossing over to quickly play long, unbroken streams of notes. This is why practicing scales is so important for pianists who want to play faster.