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Thirds Tremolo Fingering Chart for Flute and Piccolo

First Octave: B₃ to B₄

This fingering chart includes tremolo fingerings, which are fingerings designed for rapid alternation between two notes. This particular chart covers tremolos in which the two notes are spaced at intervals of minor thirds (3 semitones) and major thirds (4 semitones) 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.

 

Tremolo	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
B3-D4		T 123|123B		Basic.
B3-D4 C4-E4		T 123|120B		Basic: 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 RH 3 tone hole while key ring remains depressed.
		T 123|123Eb B		Impractical.
B3-D4 C4-E4		T 123|120C		Basic: 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 RH 3 tone hole while key ring remains depressed.
		T 123|123Eb		Lean down to the right and close both the C and C# cups (keys) with the right knee.  Trill with the Eb key.	ET
		T 123|123Eb C		Impractical.
C4-E4		T 123|123C		Basic.
C4-E4 D4-F4		T 123|123C#		Basic.
C4-E4 D4-F4		T 123|123C#		Basic.
D4-F4		T 123|123		Basic.
D4-F4		T 123|123		Basic.
D4-F4 E4-G4		T 123|123Eb		Basic.
E4-G4		T 123|123Eb		Basic.
E4-G4		T 123|12-Eb		Basic.
E4-G4 F4-A4		T 123G#|12-Eb		Basic.
E4-G4 F4-A4		T 123G#|1--Eb		Basic.
F4-A4		T 123|1--Eb		Basic.
F4-A4		T 123|--3Eb		Basic.
		T 123|-2-Eb		Flat A.
F4-A4 G4-B4		Bb 123|--3Eb		Basic.
		Bb 123|-2-Eb
		T 123|Bb--3Eb
		T 123|Bb-2-Eb
G4-B4		Bb 123|---Eb		Basic.
		T 123|Bb---Eb
G4-B4		B 123|---Eb		Basic.
G4-B4 A4-C5		B 123G#|---Eb		Basic.
G4-B4 A4-C5		T 123G#|---Eb		Basic.
		T 123G#|---Eb		Flat C.
		T 123G#|---Eb		Sharp C.
A4-C5		T 12-|---Eb		Basic.
A4-C5		T 12-|---Eb		Basic.
		T 12-|C#---Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
		T 12-|-D--Eb		Sharp C#.
A4-C5 B4-D5		Bb 1--|---Eb		Basic.
		Bb 1--|C#---Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
		T 1--|1--Eb
		T 1--|Bb---Eb
B4-D5		Bb 1--|--D#-Eb		Basic.
		Bb 1--|C#-D--Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
		T 123|123		Alternate LH 1 with LH 2 and 3.
B4-D5		B 1--|1-D#-Eb		Basic.
		B 1--|C#-D--Eb		Basic with C# trill key.
		B 1--|-D--Eb
		T –23G#|123		For piccolo. Works at pp dynamics.	TR
B4-D5 C5-E5		B 1--|-D-D#-Eb		Basic.
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