Individual note guide

G-sharp / A-flat recorder fingering

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

Baroque and German

G-sharp / A-flat fingering

Thumb + holes 1–2, 4–6

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

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