Trill Fingering Chart for Flute and Piccolo

First Octave: B3 to C

Trill

Written

Fingering
Bb 123G#|---Eb

Description
Basic.

T 123G#|1--Eb
G 5-A

T 123G#|Bb---Eb

A 5-B
5

A5-B
5

Bb 123G#|---Eb

Flat interval.

T 123G#|1--Eb

Flat interval.

T 123G#|Bb---Eb

Flat interval.

Bb 12-|---Eb

Basic.

T 12-|1--Eb
T 12-|Bb---Eb
B 12-|---Eb

Basic.

T 123|123

For piccolo.
Slightly sharp,
but interval is
in tune. Good
tone.

B 1--|Bb---Eb

Basic.

A5-B5

A 5B5
B 5-C
6

A 5-B

B 1--|1--Eb
T 1-3|123Eb

Harmonic
(Eb4-E4).

Bb 1--|---Eb

Basic.

B 5-

T 1--|Bb---Eb

C6

T 1--|1--Eb

B5-C6

B5-C
6

C 6-D
6

B 5-C
6

C6-D
6

Bb 1--|-D--Eb

Sharp C.

B 1--|---Eb

Basic.

B 1--|---Eb

Basic.

B 1--|C#---Eb

Basic, with C#
trill key.

B 1--|-D--Eb

Sharp C#.

B 1--|--D#-Eb

Sharp C#.

1--|---Eb

Basic.

1--|C#---Eb

Basic, with C#
trill key.

T -23|12-Eb

Sharp.

1--|--D#-Eb

Basic.

1--|-D--Eb

Flat D.

---|-D--Eb

Basic.

T -23|-2-Eb

Sharp C#;
harmonic (F#4G4).

T -23|-23Eb

Less sharp than

previous
fingering.

---|-D-D#-Eb

Basic.

T -23G#|123Eb

Flat.

C6-D6

C 6D6

C 6-D
6

D 6-E
6

Trill

Written

Fingering

Description

D5-E
5

T -23|123Eb

Basic.

T -23|123

Basic.

T 23|123

Slightly open LH 1
to improve tone.

T -23|123Eb

Basic.

T 23|123Eb

Slightly open LH 1
to improve tone.

T 123|123Eb

Basic.

D5-E5

D 5E5
E 5-F
5

D 5-E
5

E 5-F5

T 123|123Eb

E5-F5

T 123|12-Eb

Basic.

E5-F 5
F 5-G

T 123|12-Eb

Basic.

T 123|1-3Eb

Basic.

F5-G5

T 123|1--Eb

Basic.

F 5-G

T 123|--3Eb

Basic.

T 123|-2-Eb

Slur from E.

T 123G#|--3Eb

Basic.

T 123G#|-2-Eb

Slur from E.

T 123G#|---Eb

Basic.

E 5-F
5

F5-G
5

G 5-A
5

F 5-G
5

G 5-A
5

G5-A
5

G5-A5

T 123|---Eb

Basic.

T 123G#|---Eb

Basic.

Bb 123G#|---Eb

Basic.

G 5-A
5

A 5-B
5

T 123G#|1--Eb
G 5-A

T 123G#|Bb---Eb

A 5-B
5

A5-B
5

Bb 123G#|---Eb

Flat interval.

T 123G#|1--Eb

Flat interval.

T 123G#|Bb---Eb

Flat interval.

Bb 12-|---Eb

Basic.

T 12-|1--Eb
T 12-|Bb---Eb
B 12-|---Eb

Basic.

T 123|123

For piccolo. Slightly

sharp, but interval
is in tune. Good
tone.

B 1--|Bb---Eb

Basic.

A5-B5

A 5B5
B 5-C
6

A 5-B

B 1--|1--Eb
T 1-3|123Eb

Harmonic (Eb4-E4).

Bb 1--|---Eb

Basic.

B 5-

T 1--|Bb---Eb

C6

T 1--|1--Eb

B5-C6

B5-C
6

C 6-D
6

B 5-C
6

C6-D
6

Bb 1--|-D--Eb

Sharp C.

B 1--|---Eb

Basic.

B 1--|---Eb

Basic.

B 1--|C#---Eb

Basic, with C# trill

key.

B 1--|-D--Eb

Sharp C#.

B 1--|--D#-Eb

Sharp C#.

1--|---Eb

Basic.

1--|C#---Eb

Basic, with C# trill

key.

T -23|12-Eb

Sharp.

1--|--D#-Eb

Basic.

1--|-D--Eb

Flat D.

---|-D--Eb

Basic.

T -23|-2-Eb

Sharp C#; harmonic

(F#4-G4).

T -23|-23Eb

Less sharp than

previous fingering.

---|-D-D#-Eb

Basic.

T -23G#|123Eb

Flat.

C6-D6

C 6D6

C 6-D
6

D 6-E
6

Trill
D6E6

Written

Fingering

Description

T -23|--D#-Eb

Basic.

T -23|-D-D#-Eb

Sharp Eb.

D6E6
D 6E6
E 6F6
D 6E6
E 6F6

E6F6

E6-F
6

F 6G6

E 6F6
F6-G
6

F6G6

T -23G#|---Eb

Flat Eb.

T -23|---Eb

Basic.

T 123|---Eb

Flat E; harmonic (G4-A4).

T 123G#|123Eb

Basic.

T 123G#|123Eb

Flat E; harmonic (D#4E4).

T 123G#|123Eb

Basic.

T 123G#|123Eb

Flat F.

Bb 123G#|---Eb

Harmonic (Ab4-Bb4); flat.

T 12-|12-Eb

Basic.

Bb 12-|---Eb

Harmonic (A4-Bb4); flat.

T 1-3|123Eb

Sharp E.

T 12-|12-Eb

Basic; flat F#.

B 12-|--D#-Eb

Flat.

B 12-|---Eb

Harmonic (A4-B4); flat.

B 1-3|1-3Eb

Basic.

B 1-3|1-3C#

Sharp.

B 1-3|123C#
T 123|1--Eb

Sharp Gb.

B 1--|Bb---Eb

Harmonic (A#4-B4); flat.

T 1-3|1--Eb

Basic; flat G.

T 1-3|1-3Eb

In-tune G.

F 6G6

F 6G6
G 6A6

G6A6

G6A6

T 103|1--C#

Flat G; harmonic (F4-G4).

Bb 1--|---Eb

Harmonic (Bb4-C5); flat.

T 123|1--C

In tune. Works best on a

B-foot model.

B 1-3|--3Eb

Basic; flat G.

B 1-3|-2-Eb

Flat.

123|1--C#

Sharp F#.

B 1--|---Eb

Harmonic (B4-C5); flat.

B 1-3|-D23Eb

Flat interval. Good for

piccolo.

B 1-3|--3Eb

Basic; flat G#.

B 1-3|-2-Eb

Flat.

B 1-3|C#--3Eb

Basic with C# trill key.

T 123G#|--3Eb

Alternate LH G# with RH
3.

B 1--|---Eb

Harmonic (B4-C#5); flat.

123|-D--Eb

Basic.

123|C#---Eb

Basic with C# trill key.

123G#|---Eb

Flat Ab.

123|---Eb

Flat Ab.

1--|---Eb

Harmonic (C5-Db5); flat.

T -23|-23Eb

Basic; flat A.

T 123|---Eb

Basic; harmonic (G4-A4);

flat.

123|C#-D--Eb

Basic, for models with C#

trill key.

T -23|---Eb

Harmonic (D6-E6); sharp

G; flat A.

123|1D--Eb

Sharp A; bad tone.

T 123|123Eb C

Flat.

123G#|1D--Eb

Sharp; good response

for ff; a little awkward.

123G#|1D--C#

Awkward but in tune.

123G#|-D-D#-Eb

In tune; good tone.

123|---Eb

G 6A6

G 6A6
A 6B6

A6-B
6

A6B6

-23G#|-D--Eb

Basic.

-23G#|--D#-Eb

Sharp A.

T -23G#|---Eb

Flat A.

-23G#|-D-D#-Eb

Basic, flat Bb.

-23G#|C#-D-D#-Eb

Basic with C# trill key.

T -23G#|12-Eb

Good tone; in tune.

B -23G#|-23Eb

Flat.

T -2-|1--Eb

Basic; flat Bb.

T -2-|1-3

Interval is more in tune.

Good for piccolo.

T -2-|1-D#-Eb

Flat Bb.

T -2-|1D-D#-Eb

Better Bb.

T 123|1-3

Basic; flat B

T 103|1-3
B 123|1-3

Flat B.

A 6B6
B 6C7

B 123|1-3B

A little awkward.

B 123|1-3

Awkward but more intune B6.

B 12-G#|---

Flat B; harmonic (A4-B4).

B 12-|123B

Good response.

B 12-|123

Good response.

B 123|1D--Eb

Sharp A; slightly flat B.

B 12|DEb

Flat A and B.

T 1-|2-Eb

Flat B6, vent RH 2 as

needed.

B 1-3|1D-D#-

Basic; in tune.

B 1-3|1D--

Flat B.

B 1-3|1D-3

Awkward.

B 1-3|1-3
Bb 1-3|--3C

Basic; flat C.

Bb 1-3|--3Eb

Flat C.

T 123|-2D#3C

Better C.

T 1-3|1-D#-

Flat C.

T 123G#|1--

Flat Bb; excellent C.

Bb 1-3|-23Eb

Flat C, excellent response.

B6C7

B 1-3|--D#-Eb

Basic; flat C.

B6-C

B 1-3|--D#-

Basic; B-foot.

A 6B6
B 6C7

C 7D7
Trill

B 6-C

Written

Fingering

Description

Src.

123G#|1--

B-foot; flat Db.

123G#|1--

C-foot; flat Db.

123G#|1-3

B-foot; flat Db.

123G#|1-3

C-foot; flat Db.

123G#|C#2--

B-foot with C#
trill key. Use
RH 2 finger to JH
press RH 1
key.

123G#|C#2--

C-foot with C#
trill key. Use
RH 2 finger to JH
press RH 1
key.

T 123G#|1--

B-foot.

T 123G#|1--C

C-foot.

T 123G#|1-3

B-foot.

T 123G#|1-3C

C-foot.

Bb 100|-23Eb

Begin by
articulating D
(LH fingers
up).

TR

Bb 100|-23C#

Begin by
articulating D
(LH fingers
up).

TR

C7-D

Basic; C-foot.

B 1-3|--D#-

C7-D7

C 7D7

C 7-D
7

D 7-E
7

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D7-E
7

T --3|12-C

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trill.

D7-E7

D 7E7
E 7-F
7

T 123G#|1D23Eb

RL

T 123G#|1D-3Eb

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D 7-E

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trill.

E 7F7

E7-F7

E7-F
7

F 7-G

12|-2D#-

Flat interval;
for open-hole.

123|-2D#-

Flat interval;
for closedhole.

12-|-2D#-

Sharp interval. DB
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trill.

E 7-F
7

F7-G

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trill.

F7-G7

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F 7G7
F 7-G

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G 7-A
7

G7-A
7

T-23G#|-D23B

DB