BAROQUE FLUTE FINGERINGS

1-key Baroque Flute fingerings, according to Jaques-Martin Hotteterre.

This fingering chart is useful for early flutes from around 1690 to 1720 or so, such as the 3-piece French flutes in use at the time. The chart is derived from Hotteterre's Principles of the Flute, Recorder and Oboe.

The format here is a little bit strange, but it adheres to the way Hotteterre laid out the fingering chart in his book; sharp notes in the ascending semitone scale, and flats in the descending semitone scale. Note that some fingerings for the same natural notes are slightly different in the two scales.

First octave D-C# ascending - sharps.

D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C#

1
2
3
4
5
6
- 1
2
3
4
5
6
7 1
2
3
4
5
-
- 1
2
3
4
-
6
- 1
2
3
4
-
-
7 1
2
3
-
-
-
- 1
2
-
4
5
6
- 1
2
-
-
-
-
- 1
-
3
4
5
-
- 1
-
-
-
-
-
- -
2
3
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
-
-

Second octave D-C# ascending - sharps.

D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C#

-
2
3
4
5
6
- 1
2
3
4
5
6
7 1
2
3
4
5
-
- 1
2
3
4
-
6
- 1
2
3
4
-
-
7 1
2
3
-
-
-
- 1
2
-
4
-
-
- 1
2
-
-
-
-
- 1
-
3
-
-
-
- 1
-
-
-
-
-
- -
2
-
4
5
-
- -
-
-
4
5
6
7

Third octave D-G ascending - sharps.

D D# E F# G

-
2
3
4
5
6
- 1
2
3
-
5
6
7 1
2
-
-
5
6
7 1
-
3
4
5
6
- 1
-
3
-
-
-
-

Third octave F#-Db descending - flats.

F# E Eb D Db

1
-
3
4
5
6
- 1
2
-
-
5
6
7 1
2
3
-
5
6
7 -
2
3
4
-
6
- -
2
3
4
-
6
7

Second octave C-Db descending - flats.

C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db

-
2
-
4
5
6
7 1
-
-
-
-
-
- 1
-
3
-
-
-
- 1
2
-
-
-
-
- 1
2
-
4
-
-
- 1
2
3
-
-
-
- 1
2
3
-
5
6
7 1
2
3
4
-
6
- 1
2
3
4
5
-
- 1
2
3
4
5
6
7 -
2
3
4
5
6
- -
-
-
-
-
-
-

First octave C-D descending - flats.

C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D

-
2
3
-
-
-
- 1
-
-
-
-
-
- 1
-
3
4
5
-
- 1
2
-
-
-
-
- 1
2
-
4
5
6
- 1
2
3
-
-
-
- 1
2
3
-
5
6
- 1
2
3
4
-
6
- 1
2
3
4
5
-
- 1
2
3
4
5
6
7 1
2
3
4
5
6
-

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D	D#	E	F	F#	G	G#	A	A#	B	C	C#
1 2 3 4 5 6 -	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	1 2 3 4 5 - -	1 2 3 4 - 6 -	1 2 3 4 - - 7	1 2 3 - - - -	1 2 - 4 5 6 -	1 2 - - - - -	1 - 3 4 5 - -	1 - - - - - -	- 2 3 - - - -	- - - - - - -

D	D#	E	F	F#	G	G#	A	A#	B	C	C#
- 2 3 4 5 6 -	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	1 2 3 4 5 - -	1 2 3 4 - 6 -	1 2 3 4 - - 7	1 2 3 - - - -	1 2 - 4 - - -	1 2 - - - - -	1 - 3 - - - -	1 - - - - - -	- 2 - 4 5 - -	- - - 4 5 6 7

D	D#	E	F#	G
- 2 3 4 5 6 -	1 2 3 - 5 6 7	1 2 - - 5 6 7	1 - 3 4 5 6 -	1 - 3 - - - -

C	B	Bb	A	Ab	G	Gb	F	E	Eb	D	Db
- 2 - 4 5 6 7	1 - - - - - -	1 - 3 - - - -	1 2 - - - - -	1 2 - 4 - - -	1 2 3 - - - -	1 2 3 - 5 6 7	1 2 3 4 - 6 -	1 2 3 4 5 - -	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	- 2 3 4 5 6 -	- - - - - - -