Individual note guide

F-sharp / G-flat recorder fingering

See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as F#4 / G♭4 and sounds as F#5 / G♭5.

Baroque (English)

F-sharp / G-flat fingering

Thumb + holes 1–3, 5–6

  1. Cover the back thumb hole.
  2. Cover left-hand holes 1, 2 and 3.
  3. Cover right-hand holes 5 and 6.
  4. Keep the remaining finger holes open.

German

F-sharp / G-flat fingering

Thumb + holes 1–3, 5–7

  1. Cover the back thumb hole.
  2. Cover left-hand holes 1, 2 and 3.
  3. Cover right-hand holes 5, 6 and 7.
  4. Keep the remaining finger holes open.

Fingering patterns are checked against established resources from the American Recorder Society and Yamaha.