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Treble and Sopranino Fingering Chart

The pictures on this page show you where to put your fingers to make the notes. The red dots show where to place your fingers. The red dot beside the recorder means you should cover the thumbhole too. If the thumbhole is not coloured in then it should not be covered. If the thumbhole is not covered but has a line through it, you should half cover the hole (called 'pinching')

The left hand should always be at the top of the recorder and the right hand at the bottom.

 

You should start from the thumb and number the fingers on each hand 1,2,3 and 4 - this will help to know which fingers to use for each note.
Next to the recorder you will see a note.This shows where the note is written on the stave.
  The note E   Use the left hand thumb and first finger to play this note.
           
  The Note D  

 

 Use the left hand thumb and first two fingers to play this note.
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  The Note C   Use the left hand thumb and first three fingers to play this note.
           
  The note C sharp   To play this note use the first two fingers of the left hand and the first two of the right hand - leaving a hole free in between them.
           
  The note B   Use the left hand thumb and first three fingers plus the right hand second and third fingers underneath to play this note.
           
  The note B Flat   Use the left hand thumb and first three fingers plus the right hand first and third fingers underneath to play this note.
           
  The note A   Use the left hand thumb and first three fingers plus the right hand first and second fingers underneath to play this note.
           
  The note G   Cover all holes except for the very bottom one (6 plus the thumbhole) to play this note.
           
  The note F (Low)   All seven holes plus the thumbhole are covered to play this note. The bottom hole should be covered using the right hand little finger
           
  The note F (High)   Use the left hand second finger and cover the thumbhole to play this note.
           
  The note F Sharp(high)   This note is played like an A but with out covering the thumbhole.
           
  The note G (High)   Use the left hand second finger only to play this note - don't cover the thumbhole.
           
  The note A (high)   Play this note exactly the same way as a low A but only half cover the thumbhole. It should sound an octave higher than the low A.

 

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