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Fingering Charts

Fingering charts by instrument — the written note, the concert pitch it sounds, key and valve diagrams, and how each transposition works.

Each chart gives the complete fingering for one instrument across its standard range — the written note, the concert pitch it sounds, and a diagram of which keys or valves to press. Fingerings are cross-referenced against standard published charts.
Woodwind · E♭ instrument
Alto Saxophone
Written B♭3 – F♯6

Every note from low B♭ to the altissimo, with written and concert pitch and a key diagram for each.

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Woodwind · B♭ instrument
Tenor Saxophone
Written B♭3 – F♯6

The same fingerings as the alto — Adolphe Sax built the family on one system — sounding a major ninth lower. Every note with its own concert pitch.

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Woodwind · B♭ instrument
Soprano Saxophone
Written B♭3 – F♯6

Reads exactly what the tenor reads and sounds an octave higher. Every note from low B♭ to altissimo, with its concert pitch.

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Woodwind · E♭ instrument
Baritone Saxophone
Written B♭3 – F♯6

Reads exactly what the alto reads and sounds an octave lower. Every note with the concert pitch it actually produces.

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Brass · B♭ instrument
Trumpet
Written F♯3 – C6

Every note from low F♯ to high C, valve by valve, with the B♭ transposition explained.

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Woodwind · B♭ instrument
B♭ Clarinet
Written E3 – G6 · 45 notes

The full Boehm-system chart, chalumeau through altissimo, with a key diagram for every note.

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Woodwind · E♭ instrument
E♭ Clarinet
Written E3 – G6 · 45 notes

Identical key system to the B♭ clarinet — the same fingerings, sounding a minor third higher.

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Woodwind · Concert pitch
Oboe
Written Bb3 – D7 · 55 notes

Conservatory-system fingerings across the oboe's working range.

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Woodwind · Concert pitch, bass clef
Bassoon
Written Bb1 – G#5 · 66 notes

Heckel-system fingerings from the low B♭ upward, with the thumb keys shown.

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Brass · F instrument
French Horn
Written C2 – C6 · 67 notes

F-side and B♭-side fingerings for the double horn, with the thumb trigger marked on every note.

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Brass · Concert pitch, bass clef
Tuba
Written Bb0 – G4 · 54 notes

Four-valve BB♭ tuba fingerings across the full range.

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Brass · Concert pitch, bass clef
Trombone
Written B1 – F5 · 49 notes

Slide positions one to seven for tenor trombone, including the F attachment.

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Arabic Winds · D (Dukah)
Nay
Written D4 – Db4 (half-flat) · 13 notes

The reed flute of Arabic music, including the quarter tones the maqamat are built from.

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On the way: Flute · Tenor Saxophone · Oud · maqam.

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