Second Octave - Alternate Fingering Chart for Oboe

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Alternate Fingering Chart for Oboe
Second Octave: C#₅ to C₆
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 oboes and English horns unless specified otherwise.

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Note	Written	Fingering	Description	Src.
C₅ D₅		023\|123_C#	Basic.
		-23\|123_C#	Clearer, sharper sound. Good for ff.	DD
		---\|1--
		1-3\|123_C#
		1-^C#-\|---	Trill fingering with B₄.
D₅		023\|123	Basic.
		-23\|123	Clearer, sharper sound. Good for ff.	DD
		1--\|1^D--	Trill fingering with C₅.
		1^D--\|1--	Trill fingering with C₅.
D₅ E₅		023\|123_Eb	Basic.
D₅ E₅		023^Eb\|123	Use in combination with C#₅.
E₅ F₅		I 123\|12-	Basic.
E₅ F₅		I 123\|12_F-	Basic.
		I 123^F\|12-	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3.
		I 123\|1-3	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3.
		I 123\|1-3_Eb	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3, such as Eb₅.
		I 123^Eb\|1-3	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3.
		I 123^Bb\|123_C	Harmonic (Bb₃).
		I 123^Bb\|123^c	Harmonic (Bb₃).
F₅ G₅		I 123\|1--	Basic.
		I 123^B\|123_C	Harmonic (B₃).
		I 123^B\|123^c	Harmonic (B₃).
G₅		I 123\|---	Basic.
		I 123^B\|–––	Slightly flatter, less bright, and more focused sound.	CB2
		I 123\|123_C	Harmonic (C₄).
		I 123\|123^c	Harmonic (C₄).
G₅ A₅		I 123^G#\|---	Basic. Use after Eb₄ or Eb₅.
		I 123\|_G#---	Trill fingering for open-hole models.
		I 123\|_A---	Trill fingering for closed-hole models.
		I 123\|123_C#	Harmonic (C#₄).
		I 123\|123^c_C#	Harmonic (C#₄).
A₅		^II12-\|---	Basic.
		^II123\|123	Harmonic (D₄).
		^II023\|123	Great for pp. Harmonic (D₅).	AP2
A₅ B₅		^II12-\|1--	Basic.
		^II1-3\|---
		^II123\|123_Eb	Harmonic (Eb₄).
		^II123^Eb\|123	Harmonic (Eb₄).
		^II12-\|12-_C	For English horn.
B₅ C₆		^II1--\|---	Basic.
		^II1_B--\|---	Trill fingering with Bb₅.
		^II1-3\|123	Harmonic.
		^II1-3\|123_Eb	Harmonic.
		^II1-3^Eb\|123	Harmonic.
		^II123\|12-	Harmonic (E₄).
		^II1-3^Bb\|123_C	Harmonic.
		^II1--\|--3	For English horn.
		^II120\|120	Useful for smooth slurs between A#₅ and B₅.	JM
B₅ C₆		^II1--\|1--	Basic.
		-23\|12-
		^II-2-\|1--
		^II1-3\|1-3	Harmonic (F₄).
		^II123\|1-3	Harmonic (F₄).
		^II123\|12_F-	Harmonic (F₄).
		^II123^F\|12-	Harmonic (F₄).
		^II1-3\|12_F-	Harmonic (F₄).
		^II1-3^F\|12-	Harmonic (F₄).
		^II1--\|12-_C	For English horn.
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