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Alternate Fingering Chart for Five- or Six-Key Charanga Flute

First Octave: D₄ to C#₅

This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings are intended for the French five-key charanga flute and may not apply to similar French or Irish models.

The fingering scheme explains the text and keys used to depict fingerings and briefly describes the charanga flute in general.

 

Note	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
D4		123|123		Basic.
D4 E4		123|123Eb		Basic.
E4 F4		123|12–		Basic.
		123|12–Eb		Sharp.
E4 F4		123|12F–		Basic.
		123|1–3		Slightly flat.
		123|12F–Eb		Slightly sharp.
F4 G4		123|1–F–		Basic.
		123|1––Eb		Slightly flat.
		123|1–F–Eb		Slightly sharp.
G4		123|–––Eb		Basic.
		123|–––		Slightly flat.
		123|–2F–Eb		Slightly flat.	PN
G4 A4		123G#|–––Eb		Basic.
		123G#|–––		Slightly flat.
		12–|123		Sharp. Poor response.
A4		12–|–––Eb		Basic.
		12–G#|–––Eb		Slightly sharp.	PN
A4 B4		Bb 12–|–––Eb		Basic.
		1–3|12–		Sharp.
B4 C5		1––|–––Eb		Basic.
		Bb 1––|–––Eb		Sharp.	PN
B4 C5		1––|C–––Eb		Basic.
		–23|–––Eb		Slightly sharp. Lower harmonic (D6).
		–2–|123Eb		Sharp.
C5 D5		–––|123Eb		Basic.
		–––|123		Slightly flat.
		–––|–––Eb		Slightly flat.
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Special thanks to Pablo Núñez (PN) for submitting this five-key charanga flute fingering chart. The submitted chart is also available in .pdf format and includes contributions from Joaquín Oliveros (JO), Ted David (TD), Eddy Zervigon (EZ), and Richard Wilson (RW).