11Bassoon Fingering Chart
A| Bb C| 111. D|( El,
jji—fcr-
to.-11-̂
j(o bo
to-lltou<••fr
toHIr P»
i 11p> 6-
(lowers pilch)
Ab Ajj Bb CJ Db
a toue-
& ^
to0
- &Ir
t 8=
Dj Eb F|( Gb Gj( Ab
6= \r
(lowers pitch)
toa&toa s
c
h.h.
e
h.h.
&P"(lowers pitch)
V4h.
S= P-
A
«>
Db
toa toa& 8=
p-6.
toac
Eb
b.
Ab
for slurs for slurs
RP»i
to 6-
Oopt. 'A h.
6-Tr
h. h.
C ir c&
A
11 I!"
1RIr
III1
c Tr Ir
u&Ir
{it 0 key isunavailable)
«= or
&
(When more than one fingering is shown, the first is the most common.)
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Bassoon Trill Fingering ChartB to C B to CJ C to D\> C to D
At)11frIP
8= H
C p- CS-f°
Hfg.IP
NLfH
p-8=
Cj( to D I ) ,0 l i , D to E Djj to E
u•-I?'
H•-P-
alternate,using the
> same finger
u-
p-
8=
E to FJ F to F to G Fj( to G to A;,
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8="
using (hasam« finger IP
6-IP
8=
e
G to At G to A to A
11 iIP
8=
&IP
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down upalternate with
A to B A| to B ID C B ID C Dl,
et 11 f
C P-
f
o- 6-P-
Q&
Coo-
whisper key lock on
8=
(The arrow(s) indicate the key(s) to be trilled.)
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C ID D to D
6-Ir IT
-•e= 11oO-
0o-
whisper key lock if possible
&
Ek F| F to
'8= 11
(or)
oo-
Ir (r0o-
e=oo-
e=oo-
Rf-
«"t trill
V?O
Fj) Gp to Ap At G to A Gj( to A
e-"
s
h. h.
&
h. h.
Ir
h. h. h. h.
&Ir
h. h. y4h.
•»
Ap Bt> A to A to B A| to B
!>•
to C
h. h./
e=>"O-
h h
8*
start trill
e p-
B to C B to Cj( C to Dp C)(
& &e=
s &p-8=
(When more than one fingering is shown, the first is the most common.)
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14 Bassoon Trill Fingering Chart (Cont.)
Db
k,
E|> D
i>
fin DD*
El?
- 6= 6-e> Ir
(or) to
Ir
E to F
«
F
o
GtIN.
F
o
p- -•*-?:*
6-Ir IP
o V.h.
(0=
G\> to
_o '/Av
6P-
h. h.eCT
•
6-P-
Gjj to A A|JP»
A to A to B A* to B
£ *
IP
14 h. h.h
i- &Ir
' A h .
&ttart trill
(don't over blow)
lil6-
begin» open
sp- cto-
»•trill
(don't over blow)
to C B to C B to Cjj co
Dl? C
o
P- Csun trill
IP IP-
to6=
startC
trill |
(The arrow(s) indicate the key(s) to be trilled.)
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Special Bassoon Fingerings & Techniques
Like all woodwind instruments, the bassoon has a "break" between the first and second register. To negotiate this
register change smoothly, the player must be proficient in half-hole technique. The transitional notes that require a
half-hole fingering are: Fjj G\> G Gj| A|?
-I. ;roz ; tr
To determine the correct size of the half-hole, practice the slurs below. Start in the low octave and roll the first finger
downward to the half-hole position. When the low note jumps to the upper octave, the size of the half-hole is correct.
Always roll the finger to create the half-hole - never pick it up and place it in position.
add resonance key (low Dl/E^key)
/• f*y \j z » f r
(h.h.) (h.h.) (h.h.)
Bassoon Wing Jointand
Flick/Speaker Keys
Flicking is a technique used to facilitate certain slurs. The keys used for flicking are located on
the wing joint; they are the high A, C, and D keys. Note that the high D key is not available on
all bassoons. These keys are also used to facilitate attacks - or getting certain notes to "speak"
cleanly with resonance.
"Flicking" is accomplished with the left thumb. At the exact moment that the fingers depress the
slurred, or tongued note that needs to be flicked, the left thumb lightly opens the appropriate
flick key for an instant (do not fully depress the flick key).
Use the indicated flick keys when slurring from any note in this range: 9! ^c
to these notes: ^^|,0 t.Q
Octave and Flick
Octave Slurs
flick high A
exercises - practice slowly:
flick high C flick high D(if available)
Remember that the flick keys can alsoimprove the tone quality and responseof these notes when they are articulated.
^ 1r* f^ \k A key
^ \TaI
£
flick C key
-̂" — -n' fiflick C key
/^~ -p. ^^ p.rr '
' I» 1 1r 1I I1
flick C key flick C keyflick D key(if available)
F/ick Etude (slurs with fingering changes)
^. -,fiV n 5V- 1 tt F
^ a\3 1 S^f f rf r
=*=& > * - / >
— ̂ —
' M -r —
^"Speaker-Key" Etude (use flick keys for clear attacks)
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