Hanon Exercises 1-6

Exercise 1
Right Hand Ascending: C E F G A G F E
1 23 45 4 32
(Move your thumb from C to D and start the pattern all
over from D. Keep going up the C scale with your 1st
finger starting on a new note. Use for all exercises 1-6)
Left Hand Ascending: C E F G A G F E
5 432 1 2 34
(Move your 5th finger from C to D and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the scale. Use for
all exercises 1-6)
Right Hand Descending: G E D C B C D E
5 43 21 2 34
(Move your 5th finger from G to F and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use
for all exercises 1-6)
Left Hand Descending: G E D C B C D E
12 3 45 4 32
(Move your thumb from G to F and start the pattern all
over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale.)

Exercise 2
Right Hand Ascending: C E A G F G F E
1 25 4 34 32
(Move your thumb from C to D and start the pattern all
over from D. Keep going up the C scale with your 1st
finger starting on a new note)
Left Hand Ascending: C E A G F G F E
53 1 23 23 4
(Move your 5th finger from C to D and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the scale. Use for
all exercises 1-6)
Right Hand Descending: G D B C D C D G
5 2 12 3 2 34
(Move your 5th finger from G to F and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use
for all exercises 1-6)
Left Hand Descending: G D B C D C D G

13 5434 32
(Move your thumb from G to F and start the pattern all
over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale.)

Exercise 3
Right Hand Ascending: C E A G F E F G
12 5 4 323 4
(Move your thumb from C to D and start the pattern all
over from D. Keep going up the C scale with your 1st
finger starting on a new note)
Left Hand Ascending: C E A G F E F G
53 1 2 343 2
th
(Move your 5 finger from C to D and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the scale. Use for
all exercises 1-6)
Right Hand Descending: G D B C D E D C
5 2 12 3 43 2
th
(Move your 5 finger from G to F and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use
for all exercises 1-6)
Left Hand Descending: G D B C D E D C
13 5 4 3 23 4
(Move your thumb from G to F and start the pattern all
over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale.)

Exercise 4
Right Hand Ascending: C D C E A G F E
1 21 2 54 3 2
(Move your thumb from C to D and start the pattern all
over from D. Keep going up the C scale with your 1st
finger starting on a new note)
Left Hand Ascending: C D C E A G F E
54 53 1 2 3 4
(Move your 5th finger from C to D and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the scale. Use for
all exercises 1-6)
Right Hand Descending: G F G D B C D F
54 5 2 12 3 4
(Move your 5th finger from G to F and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use
for all exercises 1-6)

Left Hand Descending: G F G D B C D F

12 1 35 4 3 2
(Move your thumb from G to F and start the pattern all
over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale.)

Exercise 5
Right Hand Ascending: C A G A F G E F
1 54 5 3 4 23
(Move your thumb from C to D and start the pattern all
over from D. Keep going up the C scale with your 1st
finger starting on a new note)
Left Hand Ascending: : C A G A F G E F
5 1 21 3 2 43
(Move your 5th finger from C to D and start the pattern
all over from D. Use this for all exercises 1-6)
Right Hand Descending: C D C E D F E G
1 21 32 4 35
(Move your thumb C to B and start the pattern all over
from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use for all
exercises 1-6)
Left Hand Descending: C D C E D F E G
5 4 5 34 23 1
(Move your 5th finger from C to B and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use
for all exercises 1-6)

Exercise 6
Right Hand Ascending: C A G A F A E A
15 4 5 3 52 5
(Move your thumb from C to D and start the pattern all
over from D. Keep going up the C scale with your 1st
finger starting on a new note)
Left Hand Ascending: : C A G A F A E A
1 5 45 3 52 5
(Move your thumb from C to D and start the pattern all
over from D. Use this for all exercises 1-6)
Right Hand Descending: G B C B D B E B
5 1 213 14 1
th
(Move your 5 finger from G to F and start the pattern
all over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use
for all exercises 1-6)

Left Hand Descending: G B C B D B E B

15 4 5 35 2 5
(Move your thumb from C to B and start the pattern all
over from F. Repeat all the way up the C scale. Use for
all exercises 1-6)