Completing the C Position: F and G

Five Fingers, Five Notes

You’ve learned C, D, and E. Now let’s add F and G to complete the C five-finger position — the most important beginner hand position in piano.

Right Hand C Position (Complete)

About F and G

F is the white key just to the left of the group of 3 black keys. G is the next white key between the first and second black keys of that group of 3.

Exercise 1: Scale Up and Down

Play all 5 notes ascending and descending:

C → D → E → F → G → F → E → D → C

Keep it slow and even. Each note should last the same amount of time.

Exercise 2: Your First Melody — “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

Using only these 5 notes, play this classic melody (right hand):

E-D-C-D-E-E-E (Mary had a little lamb)
D-D-D (little lamb)
E-G-G (little lamb)
E-D-C-D-E-E-E (Mary had a little lamb)
E-D-D-E-D-C (its fleece was white as snow)

Exercise 3: Finger Independence

Play each finger twice before moving to the next:

C-C-D-D-E-E-F-F-G-G then reverse: G-G-F-F-E-E-D-D-C-C

This builds strength in your weaker fingers (4 and 5).