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Alternate Fingering Chart for Flute

First Octave: B₃ to C₅

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. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of flute unless specified otherwise. There is a separate alternate fingering chart for piccolo.

 

Note	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
B3 C4		T 123|123B		Basic.
B#3 C4		T 123|123C		Basic.
B3 C4		T 123|123C#		Basic.
D4		T 123|123		Basic.
D4 E4		T 123|123Eb		Basic.
E4 F4		T 123|12-Eb		Basic.
E4 F4		T 123|1--Eb		Basic.
F4 G4		T 123|--3Eb		Basic.
		T 123|-2-Eb		Slur with E.
G4		T 123|---Eb		Basic.
G4 A4		T 123G#|---Eb		Basic.
A4		T 12-|---Eb		Basic.
		T 12-G#|1--Eb		More overtones; brighter.
		T 12-|123		Fast slur with D; flat.
		T 12-|123Eb		Fast slur with Eb; flat.
		T 12-|12-Eb		Fast slur with E; flat.
		T 12-|1--Eb		Fast slur with F or Bb.
		T 12-|--3Eb		Fast slur with F#.
		T 12-|-2-Eb		Fast slur with F#.
A4 B4		T 1--|1--Eb		Basic.
		Bb 1--|---Eb		Basic.
		T 1--|Bb---Eb		Trill fingering.
		T 1--|123		Fast slur with D.
		T 1--|123Eb		Fast slur with Eb.
		T 1--|12-Eb		Fast slur with E.
		Bb 1--|--3Eb		Fast slur with F#.
		Bb 1--|-2-Eb		Fast slur with F#.
B4 C5		B 1--|---Eb		Basic.
		B 1--|--3Eb		Fast slur with F#.
		B 1--|-2-Eb		Fast slur with F#.
B#4 C5		1--|---Eb		Basic.
		123|123C		Sharp; harmonic (C4).
		1--|123		Fast slur with D.
		1--|123Eb		Fast slur with Eb.
		1--|12-Eb		Fast slur with E.
		1--|1--Eb		Fast slur with F or Bb.
		1--|--3Eb		Fast slur with F#.
		1--|-2-Eb		Fast slur with F#.
C5 D5		---|---Eb		Basic.
		B 1--|C#---Eb		More colorful. For models with C# trill key.
		-23|123C#		More colorful.
		-23|123C		More colorful; flat.
		T -23|123C#		Sharp; fast slur with D.
		T -23|123C		Flat; fast slur with D.
		-23|123		Flat; fast slur with D.
		---|123		Fast slur with D.
		-23|123Eb		Flat; fast slur with Eb.
		---|123Eb		Great basic fingering for bass flute. Use in fast slurs with Eb on other models.	AZ
		---|12-Eb		Fast slur with E.
		---|1--Eb		Fast slur with F or Bb.
		---|--3Eb		Fast slur with F#.
		---|-2-Eb		Fast slur with F#.
		---|-23Eb		In tune.	AT
		--3G#|-23Eb		Clearer tone.	DH
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