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Note
|
Written
|
Fingering
|
Description
|
Src.
|
D5
|
 |
T 123|123 |
        |
Basic. |
|
D123|123 |
        |
Better
tone. |
PS2 |
T 123B|123 |
         |
Better
in tune. |
MR |
T 123Bb|123 |
         |
Slightly
flat. |
MR |
Eb–2–|––– |
        |
Use
in combination with C5.
|
AS2 |
D–––|––– |
        |
Use
in combination with C 5. |
AS2 |
D 5
E 5
|
 |
T 123|123Eb |
         |
Basic. |
|
T Eb D123|123Eb |
          |
Bigger,
richer tone. Slightly awkward at fast speed. |
AW |
–––|E––– |
        |
Useful in passages in E and B major. |
PS4 |
F–2–|––– |
        |
Matches timbre of upper first octave notes. |
JP2 |
E5
F 5
|
 |
T 123|12– |
        |
Basic. |
|
T 123A|123C |
         |
Full
sound, slow response. Harmonic over A3. For baritone with
RH 4 low A key. |
AP |
–F––|E––– |
         |
Use in combination with D 5. In–tune and clear tone. |
PS4 |
E 5
F5
|
 |
T 123|1–– |
        |
Basic. |
|
F 5
G 5
|
 |
T 123|–2– |
        |
Basic. |
|
T 123|1–F#– |
         |
Chromatic.
Use in combination with F4 or F5. |
|
T 123|––3 |
        |
For
soprano, alto, and tenor. |
JV |
123Bb|–23C |
         |
For
soprano, alto, and tenor. |
JV |
G5
|
 |
T 123|––– |
        |
Basic. |
|
G 5
A 5
|
 |
T 123G#|––– |
         |
Basic. |
|
T 123C#|––– |
         |
Use
in combination with fingerings involving the low C key. |
|
T 123B|––– |
         |
Use
in combination with fingerings involving the low B key. |
|
T 123Bb|––– |
         |
Use
in combination with fingerings involving the low Bb key. |
|
A5
|
 |
T 12–|––– |
        |
Basic. |
|
T 12–|–2– |
        |
Flatter. |
Anon |
A 5
B 5
|
 |
T 12–|Bb––– |
         |
Basic. |
|
T 1Bb––|––– |
         |
Use
in passages in flat keys where there is no B4 or B5. |
|
T 1––|1–– |
        |
Use
in combination with F4 or F5. |
|
T 1––|–2– |
        |
Use
in combination with F 4 or F 5. |
|
T 1––|––3 |
        |
|
MS |
T 1–3|––– |
        |
Use in fast passages in combination with G4 or G5. Dark and cloudy tone. |
PS4 |
B5
C 6
|
 |
T 1––|––– |
        |
Basic. |
|
B 5
C6
|
 |
T –2–|––– |
        |
Use
in passages in flat keys where there is no B4 or B5. |
|
T 1––|C––– |
         |
Use
in combination with B4 or B5. |
|
T –23G#|––– |
         |
Use in fast passages in combination with A 4 or A 5. |
PS4 |
C 6
D 6
|
 |
T –––|––– |
        |
Basic. |
|
T –––|123 |
        |
Better
tone and more stable. |
PL |
D6
|
 |
T D–––|––– |
         |
Basic. |
|
T Eb–2–|––– |
         |
Use
in combination with C6.
|
AS2 |
T Eb1––|C––– |
          |
Use
in combination with B5 and C6. |
LG2 |
D 6
E 6
|
 |
T Eb D–––|––– |
         |
Basic. |
|
T Eb–––|––– |
         |
Lower
pitch. |
PL |
T Eb D–––|C––– |
          |
For
tenor. |
PH |
T 1––|E C––– |
         |
Slightly muffled and slightly flat on tenor models. Best used for mf and softer dynamics. More muffled on alto models. Useful in combination with B5. |
JH2 |
E6
F 6
|
 |
T Eb D–––|E––– |
          |
Basic. |
|
T Eb–––|E––– |
          |
Lower
pitch. |
PL |
T D–F––|––– |
         |
|
SS |
T f–23|––– |
         |
Use
in fast passages with C6 or C 6. |
|
T f–––|––– |
         |
|
|
T Df–––|––– |
          |
|
|
T f–––|E––– |
          |
For
tenor models. In tune and usable at all dynamic levels. Use in combination
with similar F6 fingering. |
RS2 |
T f123|––– |
         |
Use
in combination with altissimo F6. Great for baritone. |
SS |
T 123G#|E––– |
          |
|
WK |
E 6
F6
|
 |
T Eb D–F––|E––– |
          |
Basic. |
|
T f–2–|––– |
         |
Use
in combination with C6. |
|
T f–2–|E––– |
          |
Sharper. |
UL |
T f–23G#|Bb––– |
           |
For
tenor. |
PH |
T f–2–|–2– |
         |
For
baritone. |
KB3 |
T 12–|E––– |
         |
|
TM |
T 12–G#|E––– |
          |
|
ET2 |
T Eb–F––|E––– |
          |
Lower
pitch. |
PL |
T D–F––|E––– |
          |
Lower
pitch. |
PL |
T –F––|E––– |
          |
Lower
pitch. |
PL |
T –––|f#––– |
         |
|
PD |
T D Ebf–––|E––– |
          
|
For
tenor models. In tune and usable at all dynamic levels. Use in combination
with similar E6 fingering. |
RS2 |
T f1––|––– |
         |
Good
for tenor. Use in combination with F#6 (T
f1––|f#–––)
and G6 (T
f–––|f#–––) |
IH |
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