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Trill Fingering Chart for Flute and Piccolo

Third Octave: D6 to B6

This fingering chart includes trill fingerings, which are fingerings designed for rapid
alternation between two notes at an interval of a minor second (semitone) or a major second
(whole tone) apart. Many of these fingerings can also be used as alternate fingerings for some
fast passages. Keys to be trilled are indicated in red. When more than one key is to be trilled,
the keys should be simultaneously pressed and simultaneously released, unless the
description says to alternate pressing and releasing the keys. These fingerings are intended
for all sizes of flute (soprano, alto, and bass) and piccolo unless specified otherwise.

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Trill Written Fingering Description Src.
T -23|-- D#- Eb Basic.

D 6 -E 6 T -23|- D - D#- Eb Sharp Eb.

T -23G#|--- Eb Flat Eb.

T -23|--- Eb Basic.
D 6 -E6
T 123|--- Eb Flat E; harmonic (G4 -A4 ).

T 123G#|123 Eb Basic.
D 6 -E6
E 6 -F 6
T 123G#|123Eb Flat E; harmonic (D# 4 -E 4 ).

T 123G#|123 Eb Basic.
D 6 -E 6
T 1 3G#|123
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D 6 -E 6
T 123G#|123 Eb Flat F.
E 6 -F6
Bb 123G#|--- Eb Harmonic (Ab4 -Bb 4 ); flat.

T 12-|12- Eb Basic.

E6 -F6 Bb 12-|--- Eb Harmonic (A4 -Bb 4 ); flat.

T 1-3|123Eb Sharp E.

T 12-|12- Eb Basic; flat F#.

E6 -F 6
B 12-|-- D#- Eb Flat.
F 6 -G 6
B 12-|--- Eb Harmonic (A4 -B 4 ); flat.

B 1-3|1-3Eb Basic.

B 1-3|1-3C# Sharp.
E 6 -F 6
B 1-3|123C# ET
F6 -G 6
T 123|1-- Eb Sharp Gb.

B 1--| Bb--- Eb Harmonic (A# 4 -B 4 ); flat.

T 1-3|1-- Eb Basic; flat G.

T 1-3|1-3Eb In-tune G.

F6 -G6 T 103|1-- C# Flat G; harmonic (F4 -G4 ).

Bb 1--|--- Eb Harmonic (Bb 4 -C 5); flat.

T 123|1-- C In tune. Works best on a B-

DB
foot model.

B 1-3|--3Eb Basic; flat G.

B 1-3|-2- Eb Flat.

F 6 -G6 123|1-- C# Sharp F#.

B 1--|--- Eb Harmonic (B 4 -C 5); flat.

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B 1-3|- D 23Eb Flat interval. Good for piccolo. KJ

B 1-3|--3Eb Basic; flat G#.

B 1-3|-2- Eb Flat.
F 6 -G 6
B 1-3| C#--3Eb Basic with C# trill key.
G 6 -A 6

T 123G#|--3Eb Alternate LH G# with RH 3. ET

B 1--|--- Eb Harmonic (B 4 -C#5); flat.

123|- D -- Eb Basic.

123| C#--- Eb Basic with C# trill key.

G6 -A 6 123G#|--- Eb Flat Ab.

123|--- Eb Flat Ab.

1--|--- Eb Harmonic (C 5-Db5); flat.

T -23|-23Eb Basic; flat A.

T 123|--- Eb Basic; harmonic (G4 -A4 ); flat.

123| C#- D -- Eb Basic, for models with C# trill

key.

T -23|--- Eb Harmonic (D6 -E 6 ); sharp G;

flat A.
123|1D -- Eb Sharp A; bad tone.
G6 -A 6
T 123|123 Eb C Flat.

Sharp; good response for ff; a

123G#|1D -- Eb RL
little awkward.

123G#|1D -- C# Awkward but in tune. DB

123G#|- D - D#- Eb In tune; good tone. PS

123|--- Eb

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-23G#|- D -- Eb Basic.

G 6 -A 6 -23G#|-- D#- Eb Sharp A.

T -23G#|--- Eb Flat A.

-23G#|- D - D#- Eb Basic, flat Bb.

-23G#| C#- D - D#- Eb Basic with C# trill key.

G 6 -A 6
A 6 -B 6
T -23G#|12- Eb Good tone; in tune.

B -23G#|-23Eb Flat.

T -2-|1-- Eb Basic; flat Bb.

Interval is more in tune. Good

T -2-|1-3 KJ
for piccolo.
A 6 -B 6
T -2-|1- D#- Eb Flat Bb.

T -2-|1 D - D#- Eb Better Bb.

T 123|1-3 Basic; flat B

T 103|1-3 ET

B 123|1-3 Flat B.

B 123|1-3B A little awkward.

Awkward but more in-tune

B 123|1-3 DB
B6.
A 6 -B 6 Flat B; harmonic (A4 -B 4 ).
B 12- G#|---

B 12-|123B Good response. TF

B 12-|123ß Good response. TF

B 123|1D -- Eb Sharp A; slightly flat B. RL

B 12–|– D ––Eb Flat A and B. DK

T 1¼-|¾2- Eb Flat B 6 , vent RH 2 as needed. MB

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B 1-3|1D - D#- Basic; in tune.

B 1-3|1D -- Flat B.
A 6 -B 6
B 6 -C 7 B 1-3|1D -3 Awkward.

B 1-3|1-3 DB

Bb 1-3|--3C Basic; flat C.

Bb 1-3|--3Eb Flat C.

T 123|-2D#3C Better C.
A 6 -B 6
B 6 -C 7 T 1-3|1- D#- Flat C.

T 123G#|1-- Flat Bb; excellent C. RL

Bb 1-3|-23Eb Flat C, excellent response. SL

B 6 -C 7 B 1-3|-- D#- Eb Basic; flat C.

B 1-3|-- D#- ß Basic; B-foot.

B 6 -C 7
C 7 -D 7 B 1-3|-- D#- Basic; C-foot.

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