Individual note guide
E-flat / D-sharp recorder fingering
See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as D#4 / E♭4 and sounds as D#5 / E♭5.
Baroque and German
E-flat / D-sharp fingering
Thumb + holes 1–6
- Cover the back thumb hole.
- Cover left-hand holes 1, 2 and 3.
- Cover right-hand holes 4 and 5.
- Leave right-hand hole 6 half-open.
- Keep the remaining finger holes open.
Fingering patterns are checked against established resources from the American Recorder Society and Yamaha.