Basic Fingering Chart for Oboe
First Octave: Bb3 to Cs
This fingering chart includes the primary fingerings learned by all oboists. These fingerings
are the same on oboes and English horns unless specified otherwise.
Note Written Fingering
Deseription
123Bb)123,,
Ole és
Basic.
Close the lower two holes of the
123{123¢ p aby eeelece, ‘bell with the knees. For oboes
without the low Bb key.
1238|123¢ eoeFeee, Basic.
123|123¢ eeelece,. Basic.
Basic.
123{123 Basic.
123{123p5 a Basic.
hel ‘nation with
osthas eeetieee Use in combination with C, and
C#y.
123)12- Basic.
123|12,- Basic.
i3F 12. Use in combination with
Si2- fingerings involving RH 3.
bai Use in combination with
* fingerings involving RH 3.
123)1.3, Use in combination with
ED fingerings involving RH 3.
123)1-- Basic,
123)
eee|000
Basic.12364 eee®o00 Basic,
ch, 5 . .
ab 123|G%— ‘Trill fingering, open-hole.
4
123),— 000 ‘Trill fingering, closed-hole.
Ay 124 @e0/000 Basic.
At, 1241-- [secleco Basic.
Bh, Ba oje00 ‘Trill fingering with By.
R lee #00)000 Basic.
a
3 Bl #200000 ‘Trill fingering with A#,.
Bi, e00/e00 Basic.
cs
ct.
3 023)123, ic.
pb (1286 Basic.
Ds 023/123 Basic.
vt,
5 023/123 ic.
B, /123Ep Basic.
Bs 1123|12 Basit
Pi 23)12- asic.
1123)12p- Basic.
Use in combination with
3F[I2- eeeFeeo 1 combinati
Ht, 1 123"112, -000% fingerings involving RH 3.
F, 133 eesiece Use in combination with
7 fingerings involving RH 3.
aL. Use in combination with
T123I1-3ey ateeiecey fingerings involving RH 3.
H, 1123) Jeo Basic.
Gs
G; 1 123|-—- @/000 Basic.Basic.
a, Open-hole, trill fingering.
Abs
Closed-hole, trill fingering.
As p24. =#e0\000 Basic.
be
Ais q “ee0le0o Basic.
5
B. TH *e00|000 Basic.
5
oe *@.00/000 Trill fingering with Bbs.
Bi, “ecole Basic.
6 = ~ ~
a bo
Oee|o0o,, Basic.
Do |
oeeloeo, Basic. Good intonation.
Die oeeFoee Basic.
Ebg Basic. Use in combination with
023)-23 55 oVeelcee, Eb,or De
10236* Eb).93 -ceeFicoe Basic,
1023|gx-23 5 2200), 000, Basic.
023% G23, | reel o
1023541235, cee lor Basic.
102--- 220/000
102-G# Eb, 93 22000 Basic.
102-\Ge-23Ep 2 POOF, Basic.
102-441-2355 -00P|o@e, Basic.