q and p — the top corners
You learn the q and the p: your pinkies reach one row up to the corners.
How to find the key
- Stretch your left pinky from the a up to the q.
- Stretch your right pinky from the semicolon up to the p.
- Then come back to the home row.
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shiftshift
- key you are practising
- bump on the f and j
- home row
qqq ppp
- Rest your fingers on the home row.
- Reach up with your left pinky from the a to the q.
- Tap it three times and go back to the a.
- Press the space bar.
- Reach up with your right pinky from the semicolon to the p.
More examples
qp pq qp
- Tap the q with your left pinky.
- Tap the p with your right pinky.
- Return to the home row each time.
quip pop
- Type quip: the q, then the u, the i and the p.
- Press the space bar.
- Type pop with your right pinky and right ring finger.