Contrabassoon Fingering Chart

Thanks to Roger Soren and Susan Nigro

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 
Bb ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
B§ ● B§ ● ● ● C# ● (C#) ● Eb ● (C#) ● (C#) ● (C#) ● (C#) ● (C#) ● (C#) ●
C ● C ● C ● C ● D ● D ● ● ● ● (D) ● (D) ● (D)● (D)●
— — — — — — — — — — — — —
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Bb ●
E ● E ● E ● E ● E ● E ● E ● ● F# ● ● ● ○ ○
F F F F F F F F F Ab

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     
● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ● ○ ● a*● a*● a● a● a● a●
● ● c# ● ○ eb ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
— — D— — — — — — — — — — —
● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● Bb ● ○
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● F# ● ● ○ ○ ○
F (F) Ab
Optionally add low D key ---------------------------------------
(also for "open" F)

       
     
●
● ● ● ● ○ * * ○ ● ● ● ●
d●
a● ● d● d○ d○ d● d● a● a● a● a● a○
○
● c# ● ○ (c#)○ (c#)○ ● ● c# ●Eb c# ●Eb ○Eb eb Eb ○
—
— — — — — — — — — — — —
●
○ ● ○ ○ ○ (Bb)● ○ ○ ● ● ● ○
●
○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ * ● ● ● ○
●
○ ● F# ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○
F
F Ab (F) Ab

  
Possible Alternates
 
 


● ○ ○ ● ○ ○
a○ ● ● c#● d● a○
● c#● c#● D ● Eb ● ● (Eb)
— — — — — —
○ ● Bb● ● ● ○
○ ● ● ● ○ ○
○ ● ● ● F# ● ○
F F

a* = flick "a" register key

* = optional hole closure

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