ALTERNATE FINGERINGS
A#1 – Th 13/1234

C#2 & 3 – /234 (mf – f)

D#2 – Th 23/1234 + C# (f)

G#2 – Th 1234/1234 + C# (p)

B2 – 123/123 (p)

C3 – 123/134 (pp)
         123/123 C (ppp)

C#3 – Th 23/234 (p)
          Th 23/234 C# (ppp)
          Th 23/234 C (ff)
           /234 (mf – f)

D – Th 23/1 open + Tr1 (f)
       Th 234/13 + C (pp)
       C# Tr + C# (pp)
       Th 23/Tr1 34 (p)
       Th 23/1 Tr1 23 (pp)
       Th 23/Tr1 3

D#3 – Th 1234/1234 C# (pp)
           Th 234/1 Tr1 234 (ppp)
           Th 23/Tr1&2 23 (pp)
           Th 23/ 1 Tr1 234 (f)

E3 – Th 12/12 + Tr2 (pp)
        Th 12/12 (ff)
        Th 12/124 C# (mf)

F3 – Th 13/13 C# (pp)
        ThBb 13/1 open + C# (p)
        ThBb 13/1 open 4 (p)
        Th 13/1 Tr2 C# (ppp)
        Th 13/134 (ff)
        Th 13/1 C# (p)
F#3 – Th 13/24 (f)
          Th 13/34 (p)
          Th 13/34 C# (pp)
          Th 13/1 C# (p)

G3 – 123/4 C# (pp)
         123/123 open 4 C (pp)
         123/1234 (f)
         13/3 (ff)

A3 – Th 2 open/14 (pp)
         Th 2/1 C# (p)
         Th 2/123 (pp)

A#3 – Th /1 Tr2 (p)
           ThBb 13/Tr1 3

B3 – Th 13/Th1&2 3 (f)
         Th 13/Tr1&2 234 (f)

C4 – 13/ Tr2 (f)
         1234/12 (f)

C#4 – 24/1 (C)
           2/13 C

D4 – Th 3/12 C

D#4 – Th1234/1 Tr1 34

E4 – 12/34
        12/Tr2 34
        12 Tr2 23 C#

F4 – 2/2 Tr2

F#4 – Th 13/1 Tr2 34 C#
          Th 13/1 Tr2 3 C
TRILLS IN THE UPPER REGISTER
(Trill underlines fingers)
HALF STEP TRILLS

D3 – Eb3      Th 23
4/4
                   Th 23/
Tr2 4

Eb3 – E3      Th 12
34/1234

E3 – F3        Th 1
2/124

F3 – F#3      Th 13/
134

G3 – Ab3     123
4/4
                   123/
Tr1 4

G#3 – A3     234/
Tr2 4
                  234/
Tr1 4
                  123
4/Tr1 4
                    (alternate fingers)

A3 – Bb3     Th
2/14
                  Th 2
3/14
                  Th 2/1
Tr2 4
                  Th 2/1
Tr1&2 4

A#3 – B3     Th 13/
1 Tr1

B3 – C4      
Th 13/Tr2 4
WHOLE STEP TRILLS

D3 – E3      Th 2
3/4

Eb3 – F3     Th 1
234/1234

E3 – F#3    
Th 12/124
                  Th 1
2/Tr2 4 (Tr2 optional)

F3 – G3     
Th 13/14
                  Th 123/
1 C
                  Th 123/
14
                    (L2 & R1 open 1/2 way)

F#3 – G#3  
Th 13/34

G3 – A3      Th 12
3/4
                    (Start with Th up)

G#3 – A#3   ThBb
234/4
                   234/
Tr1&2 4

A3 – B3       Th 123/
13
                   Th 1
23/13

Bb – C        
ThBb 13/234
For more alternate fingerings for flute, piccolo or
other woodwind instruments, check out the website at
The Woodwind Fingering Guide
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