First Octave - Thirds Tremolo Fingering Chart for Oboe

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

Tremolo	Fingering	Description	Src.
A₃-C₄ B₃-D₄		Not feasible.
B₃-D₄	123^Bb\|123_C	Awkward two-finger trill.	DD
B₃-D₄	123^B\|123_C	Awkward two-finger trill.	DD
B₃-D₄ C₄-E₄		Not feasible.
B₃-D₄ C₄-E₄	123^Eb\|123_C		DD
C₄-E₄	123\|123_C		DD
C₄-E₄D₄-F₄	123\|123_C#		DD
C₄-E₄D₄-F₄	123\|123_C#	Awkward.	DD
D₄-F₄	123\|123	Emphasize F.	DD
D₄-F₄	123\|123		DD
D₄-F₄ E₄-G₄	123\|123_Eb		DD
D₄-F₄ E₄-G₄	123^Eb\|123		DD
E₄-G₄	123^Eb\|123		DD
E₄-G₄	123\|123_Eb	More difficult to keep Eb key pressed.	DD
E₄-G₄	123\|12-		DD
E₄-G₄ F₄-A₄	123^G#\|12-		DD
E₄-G₄ F₄-A₄	123^G#\|12_F-		DD
F₄-A₄	123\|12_F-		DD
F₄-A₄	123\|1–-		DD
F₄-A₄ G₄-B₄	123\|1–-		DD
G₄-B₄	123\|–_[rod]––	On the side of the oboe, there is a rod that opens two holes, one between the RH 1 and RH 2 keys and another between RH 2 and RH 3 keys. This rod is the one that moves when the RH 1 key is depressed. For this fingering, press the rod to open the two RH keys.	DD
G₄-B₄	123\|---_Eb	Pressing the Eb key helps to prevent the instrument from wobbling.	DD
G₄-B₄A₄-C₅	123^G#\|–––		DD
G₄-B₄ A₄-C₅	123^G#\|–_[rod]––	Press the RH rod (see G₄-Bb₄ above).	DD
A₄-C₅	12_*–\|-_[rod]--	Press the RH rod (see G₄-Bb₄ above). Also, trill the hole between LH 2 and LH 3 keys with the LH 3 finger.	DD
A₄-C₅	12–\|–23_Eb	Press RH 2 and 3 for stability.	DD
A₄-C₅ B₄-D₅	12–\|1––		DD
B₄-D₅	12–\|1^D––	D is flat. Slightly press the LH C# trill key to improve the pitch.	DD
B₄-D₅	1––\|1^D––		DD
B₄-D₅ C₅-E₅	I 1^D–^C#–\|–––	Awkward with poor intonation on D#.	DD
B₄-D₅ C₅-E₅	023^Eb\|123_C		DD
B₄-D₅ C₅-E₅	I 1^D–^C#–\|1––	Awkward with poor intonation on Eb.	DD
C₅-E₅	023^Eb\|123_C#	Poor intonation on E.	DD
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