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Trill Fingering Chart for Flute and Piccolo

First Octave: B₃ to C₅

This fingering chart includes trill fingerings, which are fingerings designed for rapid alternation between two notes at an interval of a minor second (semitone) or a major second (whole tone) apart. Many of these fingerings can also be used as alternate fingerings for some fast passages. Keys to be trilled are indicated in red. When more than one key is to be trilled, the keys should be simultaneously pressed and simultaneously released, unless the description says to alternate pressing and releasing the keys. These fingerings are intended for all sizes of flute (soprano, alto, and bass) and piccolo unless specified otherwise.

 

Trill	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
B3-C4		T 123|123C B		Impractical.
B3-C4 C4-D4		T 123|123C# B		Impractical.
B3-C4 C4-D4		T 123|123C		Lean down to the right and close the C# cup (key) with the right knee.  Trill with the little finger of the right hand on the C key.	ET
C4-D4		T 123|123C		Basic.
C4-D4		T 123|123C#		Basic.
C4-D4 D4-E4		T 123|120C#		Anchor flute by placing LH pinky under flute below the G# key, close RH 3 key ring by using right thumb to pull the kicker away from the flute, then trill the tone hole while key ring remains depressed.
		T 123|123Eb		Lean down to the right and close the C# cup (key) with the right knee.  Trill with the Eb key.	ET
		T 123|123Eb		Use a device such as a rubber band to close the C# hole. Impractical for passages.	PM
D4-E4		T 123|123Eb		Basic.
D4-E4		T 123|123		Basic.
D4-E4 E4-F4		T 123|123Eb		Basic.
D4-E4 E4-F4		T 123|123Eb		Basic.
		T 123|123Eb
E4-F4		T 123|12-Eb		Basic.
E4-F4 F4-G4		T 123|12-Eb		Basic.
E4-F4 F4-G4		T 123|1-3Eb		Basic.
F4-G4		T 123|1--Eb		Basic.
F4-G4		T 123|--3Eb		Basic.
		T 123|-2-Eb		Fast slur from E.
F4-G4 G4-A4		T 123G#|--3Eb		Basic.
		T 123G#|-2-Eb		Fast slur from E.
G4-A4		T 123G#|---Eb		Basic.
G4-A4		T 123|---Eb		Basic.
G4-A4		T 123G#|---Eb		Basic.
G4-A4 A4-B4		Bb 123G#|---Eb		Basic.
		T 123G#|1--Eb
		T 123G#|Bb---Eb
		Bb 123G#|---Eb		Flat interval.
		T 123G#|1--Eb		Flat interval.
		T 123G#|Bb---Eb		Flat interval.
A4-B4		Bb 12-|---Eb		Basic.
		T 12-|1--Eb
		T 12-|Bb---Eb
A4-B4		B 12-|---Eb		Basic.
A4-B4 B4-C5		B 1--|Bb---Eb		Basic.
		B 1--|1--Eb
A4-B4 B4-C5		Bb 1--|---Eb		Basic.
		T 1--|Bb---Eb
		T 1--|1--Eb
B4-C5		B 1--|---Eb		Basic.
B4-C5 C5-D5		B 1--|---Eb		Basic.
		B 1--|C#---Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
B4-C5 C5-D5		1--|---Eb		Basic.
		1--|C#---Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
C5-D5		1--|-D--Eb		Basic.
C5-D5		---|-D--Eb		Basic.
C5-D5 D5-E5		---|--D#-Eb		Basic.
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