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

Fourth Octave: C#₇ to G#₇

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.

 

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Note	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
C7 D7		1–3G#|1–F–Eb		Basic.	JO
		1–3|C––F–Eb		In tune.
		1–3|1–F–Eb		Slightly flat.	PN
		1–3G#|–2–		Flat.	TD
		1–3G#|–2F–		Flat.	TD
		1–3G#|C–2–		Flat.	TD
		––3G#|–2–		Less flat than previous three fingerings.	TD
		–23G#|1–F–Eb		In tune.	PN
		123G#|123		Slightly sharp.	PN
		123|C123		Sharp.	PN
		12–|123		Sharp.	PN
D7		–2–|––3		Basic.	JO
		–––|1––		Slightly flat.	PN
		–2–|1–3		Slightly flat.
		–––|1–F3		Slightly flat.	PN
		––3G#|12–		Slightly flat.	PN
		12–|–2–Eb		Slightly flat.	PN
D7 E7		Bb –2–|–2–Eb		Basic.	JO
		–2–|–2–Eb		Flat.
E7 F7		1–3|1–F3		Basic.	JO
		1–3|1–F3Eb		Basic.	JO
		1–3G#|1–F–		In tune.	PN
		Bb 1–3G#|1–F–Eb		In tune.	PN
		Bb 1–3|1–F3		In tune.	PN
		123|12F–		Flat.	PN
E7 F7		Bb 1–3G#|1–F–		Very flat and not reliable.	EZ
		Bb 1–3G#|C1–F–		Flat and not reliable.	PN
		12–|12F–Eb		More in tune, but difficult response.	PN
F7 G7		Bb 12–|C–2F–Eb		Basic.	JO
		12–|–F–Eb		Flat.	PN
G7		1–3G#|–2F–		Basic.	JO
		Bb –2–|C––F–Eb		Flat.	EZ
		Bb 1–3|12–Eb		Slightly sharp.	EZ
		––3G#|12–Eb		Sharp.	PN
		–––|12–Eb		Sharp.	PN
		1–3|–––Eb		Slightly sharp.	PN
G7 A7		––3G#|12F–Eb		Basic.	PN
A7		12–|1––Eb		Basic.	PN

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).