Recorder fingering chart
Every note on a soprano recorder with baroque (English) fingering, from low C to high D. Filled holes are covered; the thumb hole is on the back. Tap a note to hear it.
Every note
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- covered: thumb, 1, 2
- covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- covered: thumb, 1
- covered: thumb, 2
- covered: 1, 2
- covered: 2
- covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 4
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 5, 6, half 7
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 4, 5
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 4, 5
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, cover the bell
- covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 3, 4, 6, 7
How to read it
- The left hand covers the top holes (thumb on the back, then holes 1–3); the right hand covers holes 4–7.
- A half-filled thumb hole means “pinch”: leave a small gap at the top of the thumb hole for the high notes.
- Holes 6 and 7 are double holes: cover only the small one for the half-hole notes (C♯ and D♯).
The notes our 102 recorder songs use most: A4, G4, B4, C5, D5, E4.
Easiest recorder songs to practise
- Hot Cross BunsG major, G4–B4 · “Hot cross buns, One a pen-…”Easy
- When I Survey the Wondrous CrossF major, E4–B♭4 · “When I survey the…”Easy
- Mary Had a Little LambF major, F4–C5 · “Mary had a little…”Easy
- London BridgeF major, F4–D5 · “London bridge is falling…”Easy
- This Old ManF major, F4–D5 · “This old man, he played one,…”Easy
- Baa, Baa, Black SheepF major, F4–D5 · “Baa! Baa! Black sheep, have you…”Easy
- Let Our Gladness Have No EndF major, F4–D5 · “Let our gladness have no…”Easy
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarF major, F4–D5 · “Twinkle, twinkle, little…”Easy
- Be Still, My SoulF major, F4–D5 · “Be still, my soul: the Lord…”Medium
- My Country, ’Tis of Thee (America)F major, E4–D5 · “My country, 'tis of thee,…”Medium
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