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10-Hole Fingering Chart
Fingering chart for the Healy Flute Companies 10-hole chromatic system for Fifes, Flutes and Piccolos:
I know this chart will be a bit confusing but if you take your time you can understand it. This is the best system that we could come up with for ease of learning. Feel free to contact me with any suggestions!
Number or letter = closed hole, no number or letter = open hole
1 = Left Hand Index Finger
2 = Left Hand Middle Finger
3 = Left Hand Ring Finger
LT = Left Hand Thumb
LP = Left Hand Pinkey
4 = Right Hand Index Finger
5 = Right Hand Middle Finger
6 = Right Hand Ring Finger
RT = Right Hand Thumb
RP = Right Hand Pinkey
(LT) = optional Left Thumb for support.
(lt) = optional Left Thumb for support. Leave open for intonation.
(LP) = optional Left Pinkey for support.
(lp) = optional Left Pinkey for support. Leave open for intionation.
(RT) = optional Right Thumb for support.
(rt) = optional Right Thumb for support. Leave open for intontaion.
(RP) = keep Right Pinkey down for support.
(rp) = keep Right Pinkey down for support. Leave open for intonation.
First Octave
D = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 6 RP
D# = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 6
E = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 (rp)
F = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT (RP)
F# = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 (RP)
G = 1 2 LT 3 LP - (rt) (RP)
G# = 1 2 LT 3 - (RT) (RP)
A = 1 2 LT (lp) - (RT) (RP)
A# = 1 2 (LP) - (RT) (RP)
B = 1 (lt) (LP) - (RT) (RP)
C = 2 LT - 4 RT 5 6 (rp)
C# = (LT) (LP) - (RT) (RP)
C# = (LT) (LP) - (4)(RT)(5) (6)(rp) (alternate for better intonation)
D = 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 6 RP
Second Octave
D = 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 6 RP
D# = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 6
E = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 (rp)
F = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT (RP)
F# = 1 2 LT 3 LP - 4 (RP)
G = 1 2 LT 3 LP - (rt) (RP)
G# = 1 2 LT 3 - (RT) (RP)
A = 1 2 LT (lp) - (RT) (RP)
A# = 1 2 (LP) - (RT) (RP)
B = 1 (lt) (LP) - (RT) (RP)
C = 2 (LT) (LP) - 4 (RT) 5 6 RP
C# = (LT) (LP) - (RT) (RP)
C# = (LT) (LP) - (4)(RT)(5) (6)(rp) (alternate for better intonation)
D = 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 6 RP
Third Octave
D = 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 6 RP
D# = 1 2 LT 3 - 4 RT 5 6
E = 1 2 LT - 4 RT 5 (rp)
F = 1 2 - 4 RT 5 (rp)
F# = 1 LT 3 - 4 RT 6 RP
G = 1 LT 3 - RT RP
G# = LT 3 - RT RP
A = 2 LT 3 LP - 4 RT 5 RP
Bb = 2 LT - 5 RT RP
B = 1 LT 3 LP - RT 5 RP
D4 = 2 LT 3 LP - RT 6 RP
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