How to Play the Flute
Fingering diagrams for the flute

* Click on any note on the score to see its fingering.
* When there are alternate fingerings, you can see them by clicking on "alternate fingerings."

  • G clef
    • Fingering of C
    • Fingering of C#
    • Fingering of D
    • Fingering of D#
    • Fingering of E
    • Fingering of F
    • Fingering of F#
    • Fingering of F#
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    • Fingering of G
    • Fingering of G#
    • Fingering of A
    • Fingering of A
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    • Fingering of A#
    • Fingering of A#
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    • Fingering of B
  • G clef
    • Fingering of C
    • Fingering of C
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    • Fingering of C#
    • Fingering of C#
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    • Fingering of D
    • Fingering of D#
    • Fingering of E
    • Fingering of F
    • F#
    • F#
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    • Fingering of G
    • Fingering of G#
    • Fingering of A
    • Fingering of A
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    • Fingering of A#
    • Fingering of A#
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    • Fingering of B
  • G clef
    • Fingering of C
    • Fingering of C
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    • Fingering of C#
    • Fingering of C#
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    • Fingering of D
    • Fingering of D#
    • Fingering of E
    • Fingering of F
    • Fingering of F#
    • Fingering of F#
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    • Fingering of G
    • Fingering of G#
    • Fingering of G#
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    • Fingering of A
    • Fingering of A
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    • Fingering of A#
    • Fingering of A#
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    • Fingering of B
    • Fingering of B
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  • G clef
    • Fingering of C
    • Fingering of C
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  • * From the fifth bar onward, the fingering for E-C#(Db) is the same as for an octave.
  • * The actual pitch of an alto flute is four tones down from the written score.
  • * The actual pitch of a bass flute is eight tones (one octave) down from the written score.
  • * The actual pitch of a piccolo is eight tones (one octave) up from the written score.