First Octave - Alternate Fingering Chart for Oboe

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Alternate Fingering Chart for Oboe
First Octave: Bb₃ to C₅
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 the same on oboes and English horns unless specified otherwise.

Note	Fingering	Description	Src.
A₃ B₃	123^Bb\|123_C	Basic.
	123\|123_{C [B Bb]}	Close the lower two holes of the bell with the knees. For oboes without the low Bb key.
	123^Bb\|123^c	Use in combination with alternate C₄.
B₃ C₄	123^B\|123_C	Basic.
B₃ C₄	123^B\|123^c	Use in combination with alternate C₄.
B₃ C₄	123\|123_C	Basic.
B₃ C₄	123\|123^c	Alternate fingering for use with C#₄.
C₄ D₄	123\|123_C#	Basic.
C₄ D₄	123\|123^c_C#	Use in combination with C₄.
D₄	123\|123	Basic.
D₄ E₄	123\|123_Eb	Basic.
D₄ E₄	123^Eb\|123	Use in combination with C₄ and C#₄.
E₄ F₄	123\|12-	Basic.
E₄ F₄	123\|12_F-	Basic.
	123^F\|12-	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3.
	123\|1-3	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3.
	123\|1-3_Eb	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3, such as Eb₄.
	123^Eb\|1-3	Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 3.
F₄ G₄	123\|1--	Basic.
G₄	123\|---	Basic.
G₄	123^B\|---	Slightly flatter, less bright, and more focused sound.	CB2
G₄ A₄	123^G#\|---	Basic. Use after Eb₄ or Eb₅.
	123\|_G#---	Trill fingering for open-hole models.
	123\|_A---	Trill fingering for closed-hole models.
A₄	12-\|---	Basic.
A₄ B₄	12-\|1--	Basic.
	1-3^G#\|---	Closed-hole.
	1-3\|_G#---	Closed-hole.
	1-3\|_A---	Open-hole.
	1_B2-\|1--	Trill fingering with B₄.
	12-\|123
	12-\|123_C#
	12-\|123_Eb
	12-^Eb\|123
B₄ C₅	1--\|---	Basic.
	1_B--\|---	Trill fingering with A#₄.
	1-3^Bb\|123_C	Harmonic.
	12-^B\|123_C	Harmonic.
B₄ C₅	1--\|1--	Basic.
	-2-\|---
	1-3\|123_C	Harmonic.
	023\|123_C	Use in combination with C#₅.
	1--\|123
	1--\|123_C#
	1--\|123_Eb
	1--^Eb\|123
	103^G#\|123_C	Press ring of LH middle finger, leaving the tone hole open. Slightly sharp with better control than similar fingering without depressed ring.	JM
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