First Octave - Alternate Fingering Chart for Oboe - The Woodwind Fingering Guide

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Alternate Fingering Chart for Oboe

First Octave: Bb3 to C5
This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate
in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others
modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings are the
same on oboes and English horns unless specified otherwise.

Note

Written

Fingering

Description

Src.

123Bb|123C

Basic.

123|123C [B Bb]

Close the lower two holes of

the bell with the knees. For
oboes without the low Bb key.

123Bb|123c

Use in combination with

alternate C4.

123B|123C

Basic.

123B|123c

Use in combination with

alternate C4.

123|123C

Basic.

123|123c

Alternate fingering for use

with C#4.

123|123C#

Basic.

123|123cC#

Use in combination with C4.

123|123

Basic.

123|123Eb

Basic.

123Eb|123

Use in combination with C4

and C#4.

E4
F4

123|12-

Basic.

E4
F4

123|12F-

Basic.

123F|12-

Use in combination with

fingerings involving RH 3.

123|1-3

Use in combination with

fingerings involving RH 3.

B3
C4

B3
C4

C4
D4

D4

D4
E4

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F4
G4

123|1-3Eb

Use in combination with

fingerings involving RH 3,
such as Eb4.

123Eb|1-3

Use in combination with

fingerings involving RH 3.

123|1--

Basic.

123|---

Basic.

123B|---

Slightly flatter, less bright,

and more focused sound.

123G#|---

Basic. Use after Eb4 or Eb5.

123|G#---

Trill fingering for open-hole

models.

123|A---

Trill fingering for closed-hole

models.

12-|---

Basic.

12-|1--

Basic.

1-3G#|---

Closed-hole.

1-3|G#---

Closed-hole.

1-3|A---

Open-hole.

1B2-|1--

Trill fingering with B4.

G4

4
4

A4

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CB2

12-|123
12-|123C#
12-|123Eb
12-Eb|123

B4
C5

B4
C5

1--|---

Basic.

1B--|---

Trill fingering with A#4.

1-3Bb|123C

Harmonic.

12-B|123C

Harmonic.

1--|1--

Basic.

-2-|--1-3|123C

Harmonic.

023|123C

Use in combination with C#5.

1--|123
1--|123C#
1--|123Eb

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1--Eb|123

103G#|123C

Press ring of LH middle

finger, leaving the tone hole
open. Slightly sharp with
better control than similar
fingering without depressed
ring.

JM

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