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Thirds Tremolo Fingering Chart for Oboe

First Octave: Bb3 to C5

This fingering chart includes tremolo fingerings, which are fingerings designed for rapid
alternation between two notes. This particular chart covers tremolos in which the two notes are
spaced at intervals of minor thirds (3 semitones) and major thirds (4 semitones) apart. Many
of these fingerings can also be used as alternate fingerings for some fast passages. Keys to be
trilled are indicated in red. When more than one key is to be trilled, the keys should be
simultaneously pressed and simultaneously released, unless the description says to alternate
pressing and releasing the keys. These fingerings are the same on oboes and English horns
unless specified otherwise.

Tremolo Written Fingering Description Src.

3-C 4
Not feasible.
B 3-D 4

Awkward two-finger
B 3-D4 123Bb|123C DD
trill.

Awkward two-finger
B3-D4 123B|123C DD
trill.

B3-D 4
Not feasible.
C 4-E 4

B 3-D 4
123Eb|123C DD
C4-E 4

C4-E4 123|123C DD

C 4-E4 123|123C# DD
D 4-F 4

C 4-E 4 123|123C# Awkward. DD

D 4-F4

D4-F4 123|123 Emphasize F. DD

D4-F 4 123|123 DD

D 4-F 4 123|123Eb DD
E 4-G 4

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123Eb|123 DD

123Eb|123 DD
E 4-G4
More difficult to keep
123|123Eb DD
Eb key pressed.

E4-G4 123|12- DD

E4-G 4
123G#|12- DD
F4 4

E 4-G 4
123G#|12F- DD
F4 4

F4-A4 123|12F- DD

F 4-A4 123|1–- DD

F4 4
123|1–- DD
G 4-B 4

On the side of the oboe,

there is a rod that opens
two holes, one between
the RH 1 and RH 2 keys
and another between
RH 2 and RH 3 keys.
G4-B 4 123|–[rod]–– DD
This rod is the one that
moves when the RH 1
key is depressed. For
this fingering, press the
rod to open the two RH
keys.
Pressing the Eb key
helps to prevent the
G4-B4 123|---Eb DD
instrument from
wobbling.

G 4-B4
123G#|––– DD
4-C 5

G 4-B 4 Press the RH rod (see

123G#|–[rod]–– DD
4-C5 G4-Bb4 above).

Press the RH rod (see

G4-Bb4 above). Also,
A4-C5 12*–|-[rod]-- trill the hole between DD
LH 2 and LH 3 keys
with the LH 3 finger.

Press RH 2 and 3 for

A4-C 5 12–|–23Eb DD
stability.

4-C 5
12–|1–– DD
B 4-D 5

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B 4-D5 12–|1D–– D is flat. Slightly press DD

the LH C# trill key to
improve the pitch.

B4-D5 1––|1D–– DD

B4-D 5 Awkward with poor

I 1D–C#–|––– DD
C 5-E 5 intonation on D#.

023Eb|123C DD
B 4-D 5
C5-E 5 Awkward with poor
I 1D–C#–|1–– DD
intonation on Eb.

C5-E5 023Eb|123C# Poor intonation on E. DD

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