Individual note guide

Very high C-sharp / D-flat recorder fingering

See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as C#6 / D♭6 and sounds as C#7 / D♭7.

Baroque (English)

Very high C-sharp / D-flat fingering

Half thumb + holes 1, 3–5, 7

  1. Keep the back thumb hole pinched (leave about 1/4 open).
  2. Cover left-hand holes 1 and 3.
  3. Cover right-hand holes 4, 5 and 7.
  4. Keep the remaining finger holes open.

German

Very high C-sharp / D-flat fingering

Half thumb + holes 1, 3–4, 6–7

  1. Keep the back thumb hole pinched (leave about 1/4 open).
  2. Cover left-hand holes 1 and 3.
  3. Cover right-hand holes 4, 6 and 7.
  4. Keep the remaining finger holes open.

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