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Can anyone suggest the best fingering for the first three measures of Debussy's Suite Bergamasque Prelude. (right hand)

Any help greatly appreciated. I tried in the Teachers forum, but nobody ever responded.

Here are the three measures.

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For the chord at the first bar... 1235

2nd bar I use... 343 2421 2321 3212

That's just what works well here for me. You MAY be different.
See what feels comfortable. Grouping the notes in semiquavers, and seeing how to lead easily to the next group.

4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 4
3
2
1

Thanks to both of you! I have been playing for 36 years, but only took a couple of years of formal lessons because I was in band, so it didn't take me long to get going. I was in high school and didn't have a lot of time for lessons, but have been playing ever since. I have learned Claire de Lune and Arabesque lately, but this one is giving me some problems.


I'll try both and see which works best for me!
Again, Thanks!!