Individual note guide
High E recorder fingering
See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as E5 and sounds as E6.
Baroque and German
High E fingering
Half thumb + holes 1–5
- Keep the back thumb hole pinched (leave about 1/4 open).
- Cover left-hand holes 1, 2 and 3.
- 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.