Fingering Charts
Knowing how to play each and every note on the flute by memory is essential to mastering the flute. Refer to this page only when first learning finger positions, and when absolutely necessary.
Reading these fingering charts is a fairly simple task. The note shown on the staff is the note played by the fingering chart below. If you are unsure how to read your notes, the note name is also written above the note. If there are two notes in the same measure, such as C sharp and D flat, it simply means that although they are two different note names, they create the same pitch and therefore can be made with the same fingering pattern.
The notes filled in black are the keys being held down, while the white keys represent open keys. Shown below is how to hold your fingers on a flute. The first three keys shown in the diagrams shown are the first three keys held down by your left hand pointer, middle, and ring finger. The three circles next to that are the keys held down by the middle three fingers of your left hand. the small teardrop between these six keys, such as in A flat, is played by the pinky on your left hand. The shape underneath the first three keys is played with your thumb, and can be found on the back of the flute. the small shapes to the far right can be found on the foot joint of the flute.
Reading these fingering charts is a fairly simple task. The note shown on the staff is the note played by the fingering chart below. If you are unsure how to read your notes, the note name is also written above the note. If there are two notes in the same measure, such as C sharp and D flat, it simply means that although they are two different note names, they create the same pitch and therefore can be made with the same fingering pattern.
The notes filled in black are the keys being held down, while the white keys represent open keys. Shown below is how to hold your fingers on a flute. The first three keys shown in the diagrams shown are the first three keys held down by your left hand pointer, middle, and ring finger. The three circles next to that are the keys held down by the middle three fingers of your left hand. the small teardrop between these six keys, such as in A flat, is played by the pinky on your left hand. The shape underneath the first three keys is played with your thumb, and can be found on the back of the flute. the small shapes to the far right can be found on the foot joint of the flute.