Fingering for the first hard part of Fur Elise?

Question

I've been trying to learn Fur Elise on the piano from YouTube tutorials and I've got the first part down...it's not fast enough but I have the notes and fingering down. I want to start on the first hard part for the RH only but I dont know what fingers to use. I'm looking for someone to tell me or send me to a very slow tutorial. I can't find a slow one. Thank you :)

I think the start of the notes are ec fc egc

Answer 1

so you got the EC, FC, EGC part down after that you play FAC which you play by rolling down your fingers on the notes.. Think of it like your rolling the dough.



When you land on C, which I'm pretty sure is your pinky that lands on it, switch your pinky with your thumb ( so your like in those standard position ) then play F - E - E - D,



stretch your finger to the Bb key then play, A - A - G - F - E - D - C - then the lower octave Bb - A. In the same octave, play Bb - A - G - A - Bb then play the C the nearest to your fingers, D - Eb - E - E - F - A - C - D - B - C - D - C - D



and uuhhh yeah thats all Im going to go up too so far cause I'm kinda still learning too...

Answer 2

Yes and No. Yes, the suggested fingerings are there for a reason. I doubt if L. v B. put the little numbers in himself, but certainly qualified editors and pianists have refined the fingerings to play the Bagatelle in the best, most flowing manner. No, in that you are playing for your enjoyment. You get through the piece and it works. Then again, Yes, in that when you get ready to take this puppy on the road in a recital, you're going to have to unlearn what you've got under your fingers now and relearn the piece with the proper fingerings. ... which is why we always suggest that learning the piano is something you want to do with a qualified teacher.

Answer 3

this youtube video should help you :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYfltBwrNY good luck :)