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Fast Extended Chromatic Piano Runs
To effect (and I use the term "effect" in its literal sense) a chromatic
run than extends beyond an octave, I discovered that the very fastest
way to do an extended chromatic run is by use of controlled crushes.
The upward extended chromatic glissando effect is fingered in this
way:
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1
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2
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2
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3
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3
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1
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2
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2
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3
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3
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4
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4
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etc
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etc
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C
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C#
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D
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D#
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E
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F
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F#
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G
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G#
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A
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A#
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B
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etc
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etc
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The downward extended chromatic scale effect is fingered in this
way:
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4
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4
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3
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3
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2
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2
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1
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3
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3
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2
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2
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1
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etc
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etc
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Bb
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A
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Ab
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G
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Gb
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F
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E
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Eb
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D
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Db
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C
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B
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etc
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etc
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(the above glissandi can begin or end on any note, but the fingerings
will remain the same)
Care should be taken in this trick that each note should receive equal
value (as it is very easy to get sloppy when executing these chromatic
runs). This will require a bit of practice surely.
It should also be noted that evenness of touch between the black keys
and white keys is easier on a real piano with wooden black keys than
on a keyboard with plastic black keys as wood is much less slippery.
You may hear me executing my chromatic glissando technique in the introduction
to this song:
Georgia
- Arr: JBrent.mp3
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