Flute
D5 on the Flute
Written D5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
D5
Beginner note
Second-octave D lifts the left first finger — it is not simply low D overblown. That raised finger is the register vent; leaving it down gives a stuffy, flat D that cracks easily, and it is the single most common second-octave fault on flute.
About this note
Second-octave D lifts the left first finger — it is not simply low D overblown. That raised finger is the register vent; leaving it down gives a stuffy, flat D that cracks easily, and it is the single most common second-octave fault on flute.
- Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6)
- Written pitch: D5
- Sounding frequency: 587.33 Hz
Trill fingerings
- D5 ↔ E♭5 (Hold second-octave D and shake the E-flat key): Thumb B key + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6) + E♭ key (right little finger)
Flute fingering data last updated . Every diagram here, in the printable PDF and in the chart image comes from one dataset, so the paper and the screen cannot disagree.