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Recorder Fingering Chart

The full range of the soprano (descant) recorder, Baroque fingering. ● is a covered hole, ○ an open hole and ◐ a half-covered hole. The first symbol is the thumb hole on the back, then the three left-hand holes, then the four right-hand holes. Tap a note name to hear it.

Full-range fingering chart

Tap a note name to hear its concert pitch.

C4 ♯ C♯4 D4 ♭ E♭4 E4 F4 ♯ F♯4 G4 ♯ G♯4 A4 ♭ B♭4 B4 C5 ♯ C♯5 D5 ♭ E♭5 E5 F5 ♯ F♯5 G5 ♯ G♯5 A5 ♭ B♭5 B5 C6 ♯ C♯6 D6 C4 ♯ C♯4 D4 ♭ E♭4 E4 F4 ♯ F♯4 G4 ♯ G♯4 A4 ♭ B♭4 B4 C5 ♯ C♯5 D5 ♭ E♭5 E5 F5 ♯ F♯5 G5 ♯ G♯5 A5 ♭ B♭5 B5 C6 ♯ C♯6 D6
Selected note (written)
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Sounds (concert pitch)
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Thumb | Left hand | Right hand

Click a note on the staff to see its fingering. The ← → keys also move between notes.

Show every note as a list (for printing)

Written note ｜ Thumb | Left hand | Right hand

C4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6) · Right pinky (7)back
●|●●●|●●●●
Standard
C♯4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6) · Right pinky (7) halfback
●|●●●|●●●◐
Standard
D4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6)back
●|●●●|●●●○
Standard
E♭4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6) halfback
●|●●●|●●◐○
Standard
E4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5)back
●|●●●|●●○○
Standard
F4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right ring (6) · Right pinky (7)back
●|●●●|●○●●
Standard (fork)
F♯4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6)back
●|●●●|○●●○
Standard
G4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3)back
●|●●●|○○○○
Standard
G♯4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6)back
●|●●○|●●●○
Standard
A4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2)back
●|●●○|○○○○
Standard
B♭4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4)back
●|●○●|●○○○
Standard
B4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1)back
●|●○○|○○○○
Standard
C5
Thumb (back hole) · Left middle (2)back
●|○●○|○○○○
Standard
C♯5
Left index (1) · Left middle (2)back
○|●●○|○○○○
Standard (thumb open)
D5
Left middle (2)back
○|○●○|○○○○
Standard (thumb open)
E♭5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6)back
◐|●●●|●●●○
Standard (pinched thumb)
E5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5)back
◐|●●●|●●○○
Standard (pinched thumb)
F5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right ring (6) · Right pinky (7)back
◐|●●●|●○●●
Standard (pinched thumb)
F♯5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6)back
◐|●●●|○●●○
Standard (pinched thumb)
G5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3)back
◐|●●●|○○○○
Standard (pinched thumb)
G♯5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5)back
◐|●●○|●●○○
Standard (pinched thumb)
A5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2)back
◐|●●○|○○○○
Standard (pinched thumb)
B♭5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6)back
◐|●○●|●●●○
Standard (pinched thumb)
B5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5)back
◐|●○●|●●○○
Standard (pinched thumb)
C6
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5)back
◐|●○○|●●○○
Standard (pinched thumb)
C♯6
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Right index (4) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6)back
◐|●○○|●●●○
Standard (pinched thumb)
D6
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4) · Right ring (6) · Right pinky (7) halfback
◐|●○●|●○●◐
Standard (pinched thumb)
German-fingering recorders (common in schools) differ only on F and F♯. See “Notes that differ on German fingering” below.

Notes that differ on German fingering

F4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4)back
●|●●●|●○○○
Standard (German)
F♯4
Thumb (back hole) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6) · Right pinky (7)back
●|●●●|○●●●
Standard (German)
F5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right index (4)back
◐|●●●|●○○○
Standard (pinched, German)
F♯5
Thumb half-open (pinched) · Left index (1) · Left middle (2) · Left ring (3) · Right middle (5) · Right ring (6) · Right pinky (7)back
◐|●●●|○●●●
Standard (pinched, German)

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Frequently asked questions

How do I play low C on the recorder?

Cover the thumb hole on the back and all seven holes on the front. It is the lowest note and cracks easily if you blow too hard, so use gentle air.

What is the difference between Baroque and German fingering?

Only F and F♯ differ. German fingering makes F easier but F♯ awkward; Baroque (English) fingering is the opposite. Most school recorders are German; the head joint is usually marked.

Why can’t I get the high notes?

Almost always because the thumb hole is not “pinched”: bend the thumb slightly so the nail edge leaves a thin slit. ◐ in the chart marks the pinched thumb.

Is the alto recorder fingered the same way?

The hole patterns are the same but everything sounds a fifth lower: the low-C pattern gives F on alto. See the alto recorder fingering chart.

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