Bassoon Fingerings Flashcards
High D Two Spaces Above the Staff
LH: 1 2
No thumbs
High C One Ledger Line Above the Staff
LH 1 2 3
No Thumbs
High F Three Spaces Above the Staff
LH 1 - 3 Left Pinky On Top Key
Rh 1 2 -
No Thumbs
Eb Third Space in the Staff
LH: Thumb on whisper key 1 - 3
No Right Hand
Low Bb Three Spaces Below the Staff
LH: Thumb on All four Keys on the Right
1 2 3
RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Right Pinky on Top Key
Low Eb One Line Below the Staff
LH: Thumb on Bottom Key on the Right Only
1 2 3 Left Pinky on Top Key
RH: Thumb On Pancake 1 2 3
Pinky on the Top Right Key
High C# One Line Above the Staff
LH: Thumb on the Two Keys Outside of the whisper key 1 2 3
Low F One Space Below the Staff
LH: Whisper key 1 2 3
RH: 1 2 3 Right Pinky On the Top Right Key
Low F# One Space Below the Staff
LH: Thumb on the whisper key 1 2 3
RH: Thumb on the Key One Below the Pancake 1 2 3
No Pinkies
F in the Staff
Whisper key
Low C# Below the Staff
LH: Thumb First Two Keys on the Right 1 2 3 PINKY ON BOTTOM KEY
RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on the Top Right Key
Low D Below the Staff
LH: Thumb on the Right Key Only
1 2 3
RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Right Key
High Eb Above the Staff
No Thumbs or Pinkies
LH: 1 2
RH: 1 2 3
Low G# on the First Line of the Staff
LH: Whisper key 1 2 3
RH: 1 2 3 Pinky on BOTTOM Right Key
F# in the Staff
LH: Thumb on whisper key
1(half hole) 2 3
RH: Thumb on key Under the pancake 1 2 3
No Pinkies
C# in the Staff
LH: Thumb on whisper key and two outside of the whisper key 1 2 3
No right hand
Low E One Line Below the Staff
LH: No Thumb 1 2 3
RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Button
Ab on the Top Line of the Staff
RH: Thumb on whisper key 1(half hole) 2 3
LH: 1 2 3 Pinky on BOTTOM Key
A Natural on the Top of the Staff
LH: 1 2 3
RH: 1 2
No Thumbs
Bb Right Above the Staff
No left thumb 1 2 3
Right thumb on button above the Pancake 1 2
Low A Two Lines Below the Staff
LH: Thumb on two buttons on right 1 2 3
Rh: Pancake 1 2 3 top pinky
G on the Top Space in the Staff
LH: Thumb on whisper key
1 (half hole) 2 3 pinky on top button
RH: 1 2 3
Low B Below the Staff
LH: Thumb Side 3 buttons on right
1 2 3
RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Button
G on the First Line of the Staff
RH: Thumb on whisper key 1 2 3
LH: 1 2 3
B in the Staff
LH: Whisper key 1 2 3
RH: No Thumb 1
D in the Staff
LH: Whisper Key 12
RH: No Right Hand
Low C Below the Staff
RH: Two Keys on the Right
1 2 3
LH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Key
B Right Above the Staff
No Thumbs
RH: 1 2 3
LH: 1
C in the Staff
Whisper Key 1 2 3
Bb in the Staff
LH: Whisper Key 1 2 3
RH: Thumb on Key Above the pancake 1 2
High E Two Lines Above the Staff
LH: 1 - 3 Pinky on Top Key
RH: 1 2 3 No Pinky
E in the Staff
LH: Thumb on Whisper Key 1
When do you use the Whisper Key+Half hole on the bassoon?
When do you use just the whisper key?
F# in the staff, G, G#/Ab
Whisper key only: F in the staff-F below the staff
When you push the pancake key, it automatically closes the whisper key so that’s why you don’t use the whisper key when going below low F
