Keyless flute fingerings
Margaret Fleck

Fingerings for the standard range of the keyless flute: first two octaves and third-octave D. The best choice depends on you, your instrument, and whether you need a clear sustained note or a high-speed ornament. D# is hard to sound.

O is an open hole, X is a closed hole, % is a half-closed hole. R means that the hole can be either open or closed, though one version might work better on your instrument. Holes labelled 8 are usually left open but can (if convenient) be closed with little change to the pitch.

lower octave upper octave third octave
D XXX|XXX 8XX|XXX
%XX|XXX
0XX|XXX
0XX|000
D#/Eb XXX|XX% same
E XXX|XX0 same
F XXX|X%0
XXX|X0X
same
F# XXX|X00 same
G XXX|000 same
G#/Ab XX%|000
XX0|XXX
XX%|000
XX0|X0R
A XX0|008 XX0|000
A#/Bb X%0|000
X0X|XXR
X%0|000
X0X|000
B X00|008 X00|000
C %00|000
0X0|XXR
0XX|0R0
0XX|R00
%00|000
0X0|XXR
X0X|0X0
 
C# 000|008 000|000