qLpwLreLmrLitLiyRiuRiiRmoRrpRp[Rp]Rp\RpaLpsLrdLmfLigLihRijRikRmlRr;Rp'RpzLpxLrcLmvLibLinRimRi,Rm.Rr/RpNine letters carry the ten commonest pairs in English.
th he in er an re on at en nd draw on only nine letters, spread over both hands and all three rows. Five of the pairs alternate hands (th, he, an, en, nd) and five stay on one hand (in, er, re, on, at) — the same-hand ones are rolls, so let the fingers fall in sequence instead of striking twice.
Touch Typing frequent bigrams
0 wpm 100% acc target 36/96%
1 top pairs 2 next pairs 3 in words 4 passage
top pairs the most common bigrams
  • type a bigram as one flowing motion, not two separate keys
  • these pairs make up most of English — let them carry your speed
home position
TYPE ~/learn/touch-typing-home-row · top pairs · rung 1/4 type to advance the ladder finger map · on miss esc exit

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