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D5 on the Flute

To play D5 on flute: Left hand: B key, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6.

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Back / thumbLeft handTrill keysRight handE♭ keyFoot jointThumb B key: pressedBThumb B♭ lever (Briccialdi): openB♭Left index (key 1): open1Left middle (key 2): pressed2Left ring (key 3): pressed3G♯ key (left little finger): openG♯Right index (key 4): pressed4Right middle (key 5): pressed5Right ring (key 6): pressed6First (D) trill key: opent1Second (E♭) trill key: opent2E♭ key (right little finger): openE♭Foot C♯ key: openC♯Foot C key: openCFoot B key: openB
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D5
Left hand: B key, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6
Written
D5
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D5
D5 on the treble staff

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  • Thumb B key
  • Left middle (key 2)
  • Left ring (key 3)
  • Right index (key 4)
  • Right middle (key 5)
  • Right ring (key 6)
Tip · D5

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.

Trill fingering: D5 to E♭5

C4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4Low DE♭4Low E♭E4Low EF4Low FF♯4Low F♯G4Low GA♭4Low A♭A4Low AB♭4Low B♭B4Low BC5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5A♭5A5B♭5B5C6C♯6D6High DE♭6High E♭E6High EF6High FF♯6High F♯G6High GA♭6High A♭A6High AB♭6High B♭B6High BC7High C
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Tip · D5

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.

Trill fingering: D5 to E♭5

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Trill fingering from D5

Hold the first note and shake the key drawn in green: press it and let it go, fast.

  • TrillD5 → E♭5

    HoldD5: Left hand: B key, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6

    ShakeE♭ key (right little finger)

    Hold second-octave D and shake the E-flat key. Full fingering with the trill key down: 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).

Gold (filled): hold these downGreen with a dark ring: shake this key, press and release it fast

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About this note

D5 sounds D5 (the flute reads at concert pitch).

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

What to press, key by key

  • Thumb B key
  • Left middle (key 2)
  • Left ring (key 3)
  • Right index (key 4)
  • Right middle (key 5)
  • Right ring (key 6)

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)

Questions

How do you play D5 on flute?

To play D5 on flute: Left hand: B key, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6. D5 sounds D5 (the flute reads at concert pitch). Press: Thumb B key, Left middle (key 2), Left ring (key 3), Right index (key 4), Right middle (key 5), Right ring (key 6).

Is D5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds D5.

What is the trill fingering for D5?

To E♭5: Hold second-octave D and shake the E-flat key.

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.