Left forefinger, right thumb fff fff ff ff f f ff ff f f

Right forefinger, right thumb jjj jjj jj jj j j jj jj j j

Both forefingers, right thumb fff jjj ff jj f j ff jj f j
Type the 3 copies of each line in single spacing, then leave a blank line before the next line by
pressing the enter key.

F and J keys: use your forefingers on F and J keep other fingers motionless in their home
position.

fff fff jjj jjj fff jjj ff jj ff jj f j

fff fff jjj jjj fff jjj ff jj ff jj f j
fff fff jjj jjj fff jjj ff jj ff jj f j
D and K keys: use second fingers on D and K. forefingers may rise slightly,but
other fingers stay in their home posion.

ddd ddd kkk kkk ddd kkk dd kk dd kk d k

ddd ddd kkk kkk ddd kkk dd kk dd kk d k
ddd ddd kkk kkk ddd kkk dd kk dd kk d k
S and L keys: use third fingers on S and L. Tray to keep little fingers firmly in
home key position.

sss sss lll lll sss lll ss ll ss ll s l

sss sss lll lll sss lll ss ll ss ll s l
sss sss lll lll sss lll ss ll ss ll s l
A and ; keys : use fourth fingers on A and sem. Keep the fore fingers anchored in
home key posion.

aaa aaa ;;; ;;; aaa ;;; aa ;; aa ;; a ;

aaa aaa ;;; ;;; aaa ;;; aa ;; aa ;; a ;
aaa aaa ;;; ;;; aaa ;;; aa ;; aa ;; a ;
Learn the E U G keys stress rhythm and keeping eyes on copy.

Review

fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; fff jjj
sss aaa ddd sad sad aaa sss kkk ask ask
E key: use D finger on E. practice the ded reach,keeping the A-finger in its home

posion,to guide D-finger back after it has struck E-key.

ddd ded eee ddd ded eee ddd ded eee ded
ded see see ded fee fee ded lee lee ded
ded led led ded fed fed ded fee fee ded
ded sea sea ded elk elk ded elf elf ded
U key: use J finger on U. practice the juj reach, keeping the K L sem fingers at
home, to guide the j finger back after striking the U key.
jjj juj uuu jjj juj uuu jjj juj uuu juj
juj dud dud juj due due juj sue sue juj
juj us; juj use use juj uke uke juj
juj due due juj sue sue juj use use juj
G key: use F finger on G. practice the fgf reach, keeping the A S D fingers at
home. Move only the F finger when you reach over to G.

fff fgf ggg fff fgf ggg fff fgf ggg fgf
fgf lag lag fgf jag jag fgf sag sag fgf
fgf dug dug fgf lug lug fgf jug jug fgf
fgf leg leg fgf keg keg fgf egg egg fgf
Learn new keys: R, period,

R key: use F- finger on the R key. Practice frf reach, keeping A S D fingers on
home, to guide F finger back to its home key after striking R.

fff frf rrr fff frf rrr frf

frf fur fur frf far far frf jar jar frf
frf err errr frf ere ere frf are are frf
frf red red frf rug rug frf rag rag frf
Period (.) key: use L finger on the period key. Practice the l.l reach, with semi
finger at home.

lll l.l … lll l.l … lll l.l … l.l

l.l dr. dr. l.l sr. sr. l.l fr. Fr. l.l
l.l Dr. Dr. l.l Sr. Sr. l.l Fr. Fr. L.l
Dad fed as. See us. See Al. Ask Red
Learn new keys: H, the left shift, and I.
J key: use J finger on H. practice the jhj reach, keeping the K L semi fingers at
home, to guide J finger back after striking the H key.

jjj jhj hhh jjj jhj hhh jjj jhj hhh jhj
jhj had had jhj hag hag jhj has has jhj
jhj he; he; jhj she she jhj her her jhj
jhj ash ash jhj hue hue jhj hug hug jhj
I key: use K finger on I. practice the kik reach, keeping semi finger at home. J and
L fingers may rise slightly.

kkk kik iii kkk kik iii kkk kik iii kik
kik air air kik fir fir kik sir sir kik
kik kid kid kik did did kik rid rid kik
kik dig dig kik jig jig kik rig rig kik
Learn new keys: O, T, and the comma

O key: use L finger on o. practice the lol reach, keep the J or semi –finger at
home position.

lll lol ooo lll lol ooo lll lol ooo lol
lol log log lol jog jog lol dog dog lol
lol off off lol odd odd lol old old lol
lol oar oar lol our our lol oil oil lol
eyT k: use F-finger on T. practice the ftf reach, keeping you’re A S D fingers in the
home position.

fff ftf ttt fff ftf ttt fff ftf ttt ftf
ftf aft aft ftf its its ftf hat hat ftf
ftf too too ftf toe toe ftf the the ftf
ftf let let ftf lot lot ftf got got ftf
Comma (,) key: use k finger on the comma key. Practice the k, k reach with semi-
finger kept on its home key. Curl k finger slightly to make the reach easy.

Kkk k,k ,,, kkk k,k ,,, kkk k,k ,,, k,k
K,k as, as, k,k is, is, k,k us, us, k,k
K,k to, to, k,k do, do, k,k so, so, k,k
K,k of, of, k,k if, if, k,k it, it, k,k
Learn new keys: M, C, and the Colon keys

M key: use J finger on the M key. Practice jmj reach, keeping K L semi- fingers in
their home position.

jjj jmj mmm jjj jmj mmm jjj jmj mmm jmj
jmj jam jam jmj ham ham jmj him him jmj
jmj mar mar jmj mat mat jmj mad mad jmj
jmj sum sum jmj gum gum jmj hum jmj
C key: use D-finger on the C-key. Practice dcd reach, keeping A finger at home.

ddd dcd ccc ddd dcd ccc ddd dcd ccc dcd
dcd cad cad dcd cod cod dcd cud cud dcd
dcd ice ice dcd ace ace dcd act act dcd
dcd cue cue dcd cut cut dcd cur cur dcd
Colon (:) key: the colon key is the capital shift of the semicolon. Practice the
semi-colon-semi (;:;) combination, keeping j- finger at home.

;;; ;:; ::: ;;; ;:; ;;; ;:; ::: ;:;

Dear Al: Dear Jo: ear Lu: Dear Sir:
Mr. Em: Dr. Doe: Miss Ree: Mrs. Mor:
To Mr. Ulm: To Mrs. Ulm to Miss Ulm:
Learn new keys: W, Y, and V keys

W key: use s finger on the W key. Practice SWS reach, keeping F-finger close to
its home key.

sss sws www sss sws www sss sws www sws
sws sow sow sws sew sew sws saw saw sws
sws low low sws mow mow sws wow wow sws
sws we, we, sws who who sws was was sws
Y key: use J-finger on the Y key. Practice jyj reach, keeping K L semi fingers at home. As you
reach for the Y key, only J fingers movies.

jjj jvj yyy jjj jyj yyy jjj jyj yyy jyj
jyj sly sly jyj shy shy jyj sky sky jyj
jyj yes yes jyj yet yet jyj you you jyj
jyj jay jay jyj way way jyj may may jyj
V key: use F finger on the V key. Practice fvf reach, keeping A S D fingers. As you
reach for the V key, only F finger moves.
fff fvf vvv fff fvf vvv fff fvf vvv fvf
fvf vie vie fvf vim vim fvf via via fvf
fvf vet ver fvf vat vat fvf eve eve fvf
fvf velvet, fvf valves, fvf vividly fvf
Learn the N, X, P KEYS

N key: use J finger on the N key. Practice jnj reach, keeping k-L sem- fingers at home. As you
reach for the N key, only J finger movies.

Jjj jnj nnn jjj jnj nnn jjj jnj nnn jnj
Jnj nun nun jnj run run jnj sun sun jnj
Jnj not jnj now now njn nor nor jnj
Jnj and and jnj one one jnj can can jnj
X key: use s finger on the x key. Practice sxs reach, keeping A-finger or F finger at
home whichever is easier for you.

sss sxs xxx sss sxs xxx sss sxs xxx sxs
sxs six six sxs nix nix sxs fix fix sxs
sxs fox fox sxs sox sox sxs axe axe sxs
sxs fox fox sxs sox sox sxs axe axe sxs
P key: use sem-finger on the p key. Practice; p; reach, keeping j k fingers rock forward above
their home keys. Keep your elbows still.
;;; ;p; ppp ;;; ;p; ppp ;;; ;p; ppp ;p;
;p; lap lap ;p; nap nap ;p; map map ;p;
;p; pin pin ;p; pen pen ;p; pan pan ;p;
;p; pox pox ;p; pot pot ;p; put put ;p;
Learn the new keys Z, Diagonal/Forward slash (/), B.B key: Use F finger on B.
practice fbf, with A S fingers at home.

Fff fbf bbb fff fbf bbb fff fbf bbb fbf
Fbf fob fob fbf job job fbf rob rob fbf
Fbf bud bud fbf but but fbf bug bug fbf
Fbf be, be, fbf box box fbf by, by, fbf
/ key: use sem-finger on the diagonal. Try ;/;, keeping your J finger at home.

;;; l/; /// ;;; ;/; /// ;;; ;/; /// ;/;
;/; his/her ;/; him/her ;/; we/they ;/;
Two kinds of current: the a/c and d/c
There is no charge. Mark the bill n/c.
Z key: use A finger on z. practice aza with F finger at home. Keep fingers curled and elbows in
close.
aaa aza zzz aaa aza zzz aaa aza zzz aza
aza zip zip aza zig zig aza zag zag aza
aza zoo zoo aza zed zed aza zee zee aza
aza buzzers aza zestful aza dizzily aza
Learn the New keys Hyphen (-), Q, and Question mark.

Hyphen (-) key: use sem-finger on hyphen. Practice ;p-; with J finger kept firmly at home.

;;; ;p; ;p-; ;--; ;;; ;p; ;p-; ;--; ;-;

;p- ;-; blue-gray ;p- ;-; one-third ;-;
;p- ;-; one-fifth ;p- ;-; part-time ;-;
;p- ;-; left-hand ;p- ;-; one-sixth ;-;
Q key: use A finger on Q. practice aqa while keeping F finger in the home
position.

aaa aqa aqqa aqqa aaa aqa aqqa aqa

aqa aqa quit quit aqa aqa quip quip aqa
aqa aqa quiz quiz aqa aqa quay qay aqa
aqa quick quickly aqa quit quitly aqa
? key: The question mark is the capital shift of the diagonal key, controlled by sem-finger.
Practice; /; and ;?; a few times.

;;; ;/; ;/?; ;??; ;;; ;/; ;/?; ;??; ;?;

;/; ;?; who? Who? ;/; ;?; how? How? ;?;
;/; ;?; why? Why? ;/; ;?; you? You? ;?;
;?; who is there? ;?; will you see? ;?;