Chapter 9: Right hand chords

Recommended pace

Recommended time to spend on this chapter: 1–4 days.

1. Read right hand v and complete the drill (10 minutes)
   • Repeat the drill as needed
2. Read right hand st and complete the drill (10 minutes)
   • Repeat the drill as needed
3. Read right hand m and k and complete the drill (20 minutes)
   • Repeat the drill as needed
4. Read right hand mp, th, and lk and complete the drill (20 minutes)
   • Repeat the drill as needed
5. Attempt the test (20 minutes)
   • Practise as needed

Remember to take breaks!

Useful links

• Single syllable right hand v words drill
• Single syllable right hand st words drill
• Single syllable right hand m and k words drill
• Single syllable right hand mp, th, and lk words drill
• Chapter 9 test

Right hand v

• “v” as in in “cave” is -F

Examples

• solve SOF
• move PHAOUF
• love HROF

Mnemonics:

Feel free to come up with your own or even suggest some!

1. The “v” sound is quite similar to “f” (“v” is simply voiced “f”)

Conflicts with f

With -F as both “f” and “v”, conflicts such as “safe” and “save” can arise; both of these would be written as SAEUF. In these cases, -F is reserved for the word spelled with “f” and *F is used for the word spelled with “v”:

• safe SAEUF
• save SA*EUF
• waif WAEUF
• waive WA*EUF

Section practice

Single syllable v words

Right hand st

In chapter 5, it was stated that “-st” in words like “past” cannot be written in a way that obeys steno order. In Lapwing theory, -FT can be used to represent this sound.

• cast KAFT
• fast TPAFT
• haste HAEUFT
• mast PHAFT

For conflicts, *S is used as a secondary chord. Words with “-ft” are given higher priority than words with “-st”.

• lost HRO*S (HROFT is already “loft”)
• list HR*EUS (HREUFT is already “lift”)

Note: the -F key can be used for “s” in general when steno order cannot be followed.

Section practice

This section’s practice material also includes some “-ft” words like “loft” and “lift”.

Single syllable -st words

Right hand m and k

• -PL is “-m” as in “calm”
• -BG is “k” as in “back”

Examples

• crumb KRUPL
• form TPORPL
• lark HRARBG
• sack SABG

Mnemonics

1. Each of these chords are simply two keys in a row
   • -PL is the top row pressed by the middle and ring fingers
   • -BG is the bottom row pressed by the middle and ring fingers
2. Think “plum” for -PL

Section practice

Single syllable m and k words

Right hand mp, th, and lk

• *PL is “-mp” as in “bump”
• *T is “-th” as in “path”
• *LG is “-lk” as in “calc”

Examples

• crimp KR*EUPL
• shrimp SHR*EUPL
• bath PWA*T
• moth PHO*T
• elk *ELG
• talc TA*LG

Mnemonics

Feel free to come up with your own or even suggest some!

1. *PL is the “m” chord with an asterisk
2. *T is the -T key with an asterisk
3. The “g” and “k” sounds are quite similar and *LG is the -LG chord with an asterisk

Section practice:

Single syllable mp, th, and lk words

Chapter 9 test

This chapter’s test consists of all the practice drills in this chapter. Make sure your settings are configured as such:

• Limit word count: 45
• Start from word: 1
• Repetitions: 3
• Sort: random
• Show hint for every word: unchecked
• Hide hint on last repetition: unchecked
• Show hint on misstroke: checked

Click here to access the chapter 9 test

Recommended completion goal

This is only a suggestion; it is not a requirement to move to the next chapter!

Aim for 5–20 WPM with 90% accuracy.

You may use the test material as practice!

Chapter briefs

This section is completely optional, but recommended. If you prefer to learn these all at once, they will be covered in chapter 16.

NOTE: remember that these are briefs; the explanations are not applicable to any arbitrary word.

Practice sentences

1. after that, the dog will trust you.
2. were you in their room?
3. it is what it is.
4. who were you with?
5. it is with which I rest about.
6. what is in there?

Answers

1. AF/THA/KW-BG/-T/TKOG/HR/TRUFT/U/TP-PL
2. WR/U/TPH/THAEUR/RAOPL/KW-PL
3. T/S/WHA/T/S/TP-PL
4. WHO/WR/U/W/KW-PL
5. T/S/W/WEU/EU/REFT/PW/TP-PL
6. WHA/S/TPH/THR/KW-PL

Extra briefs