Individual note guide
F recorder fingering
See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as F4 and sounds as F5.
Baroque (English)
F fingering
Thumb + holes 1–4, 6–7
- Cover the back thumb hole.
- Cover left-hand holes 1, 2 and 3.
- Cover right-hand holes 4, 6 and 7.
- Keep the remaining finger holes open.
German
F fingering
Thumb + holes 1–4
- Cover the back thumb hole.
- Cover left-hand holes 1, 2 and 3.
- Cover right-hand hole 4.
- Keep the remaining finger holes open.
Fingering patterns are checked against established resources from the American Recorder Society and Yamaha.