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Alternate Fingering Chart for Heckel-System Contrabassoon

Second Octave: F₃ to F₄

This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. The fingerings apply to Heckel-system (German) contrabassoons. There is a separate alternate fingering chart for Heckel-system bassoon, which includes fingerings that also apply to contrabassoons.

The fingering scheme explains the text and keys used to depict fingerings.

 

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Note	Written	Fingering	Description	Src.
F3 G3		D -23|F# 123F	Basic.
		b D -23|F# 123F	For attacks.	GC
		D -23|123F F#	Use in combination with fingerings using the right thumb.
		b D -23|123F F#	For attacks, use in combination with fingerings using the right thumb.	GC
G3		-23|123	Basic.
		b -23|123	For attacks.	GC
G3 A3		-23|123G#	Basic.
		b -23|123G#	For attacks.	GC
		-23|G# 123	Use in combination with fingerings using the right little finger.
		b -23|G# 123	For attacks, use in combination with fingerings using the right little finger.	GC
A3		b 123|12-	Basic.
A3 B3		b 123|Bb 12-	Basic.
		b 123|12Bb-	Use in combination with fingerings not using RH 3.
B3 C4		b 123|1--	Basic.
B3 C4		b 123|-2-	Basic.
		b 123|---	For speed.	GC
C4 D4		D C# 123|---	Basic.
		d b 123|123F	Full.	GC
D4		d 12-|---	Basic.
		d 123|123	Overblown fifth.	GC
		1–3C#|123
D4 E4		d 12-Eb|---	Basic.
		d 12-|123G#	Overblown fifth.	GC
E4 F4		d 1--|---	Basic.
		d b 1--|---		GC
		d 1-3|E 123	Overblown.	GC
E4 F4		d ---|---	Basic.
		-23|Bb 12-	Overblown.	GC
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