Major Scales
- Fingers are numbered 2 to 5, starting with the index-finger. The unused thumb is numbered 1, to match right-hand fingering;
- Scales are played on the first two rows (root-row r, and thirds-row t), starting with the ring finger on the root-row (r4);
- The hand does not have to move during major scales;
- r4 r2 t4 r5 / r3 t5 t3 r4.
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