Individual note guide
High B recorder fingering
See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as B5 and sounds as B6.
Baroque and German
High B fingering
Half thumb + holes 1–2, 4–5
- Keep the back thumb hole pinched (leave about 1/4 open).
- Cover left-hand holes 1 and 2.
- Cover right-hand holes 4 and 5.
- Keep the remaining finger holes open.
Fingering patterns are checked against established resources from the American Recorder Society and Yamaha.