Fingering and Trill Charts

Nothing beats a great fingering or trill chart. If you have helpful band directors they may post a table of charts for each instrument in your band room. I feel that everyone should have one in their flute case since there is no reason why you shouldn't know the regular fingerings and trills as well as alternates.

This is a basic fingering chart. Trill chart should be posted shortly.

First Octave

B (if you have a low B footjoint) C1 (Middle C) C#1/Db1 D1 D#1/Eb1 E1 F1 F#1/Gb1 G1 G#1/Ab1 A1 A#1/Bb1* B1
T 123|123 {4¹,4²,4³} T 123|123 {4¹,4²} T 123|123 {4¹} T 123|123 T 123|123 4 T 123|12 4 T 123|1 4 T 123|3 4 T 123| 4 T 1234| 4 T 12| 4 T 1|1 4 T 1| 4

* First Octave Alternates

A#1/Bb1 A#1/Bb1
T¹ 1| 4 T 1 |L 4

Second Octave

C2 C#2/Db2 D2 D#2/Eb2 E2 F2 F#2/Gb2 G2 G#2/Ab2 A2 A#2/Bb2* B2
1| 4 | 4 T 23|123 T 23|123 4 T 123|12 4 T 123|1 4 T 123|3 4 T 123| 4 T 1234| 4 T 12| 4 T 1|1 4 T 1| 4

* Second Octave Alternates

A#2/Bb2 A#2/Bb2
T¹ 1| 4 T 1|L 4

Third Octave

C3 C#3/Db3 D3 D#3/Eb3 E3 F3 F#3/Gb3* G3 G#3/Ab3* A3 A#4/Bb3* B3
1| 4 | 4 T 23| 4 T 1234|123 4 T 12|12 4 T 13|1 4 T 13|3 4 123| 4 234| 4 T 2|1 4 T |1tr¹ T 13|tr²

* Third Octave Alternates

F#3/Gb3 G#3/Ab3 A#3/Bb3
T 13|2 4 T 234|23 4 T¹ 13| tr¹ 3

Fourth Octave

C4* C#4/Db4* D4 D#4/Eb4 E4* F4
1234|1 23|1 {4¹,4²} T 3 |12 {4¹,4²} T 1234|1tr¹ 34 124|tr² 34 2|2tr²

* Fourth Octave Alternates

C4 C4 C#4/Db4 E4
1234|1 {4³} 1234|12 4{4¹} 24|1 {4³} 12|tr² 34 {4¹}

Key

(Left Hand) 123 4=G#/Ab key | (Right Hand) 123 4=D#/Eb key

T=Left Hand Thumb (B natural)
T1=Left Hand Thumb (Bb)
L=Right Hand Lever (Bb)

4¹=C# key
4²=C key
4³=B key

For printable fingering/trill charts, these links/pdfs are excellent.

FINGERING CHART INDEX FOR FLUTE AND PICCOLO

ARMSTRONG: FINGERING CHART

ARMSTRONG: TRILL CHART

FLUTEINFO.COM: TRILL CHART

EMERSON: FINGERING AND TRILL CHART

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