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Low D on the Flute

To play Low D (D4) on flute: Left hand: B key, 1, 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): pressed1Left 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
Now showingBeginner note
Low DD4
Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6
Written
D4
Sounds
D4
D4 on the treble staff

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  • Thumb B key
  • Left index (key 1)
  • Left middle (key 2)
  • Left ring (key 3)
  • Right index (key 4)
  • Right middle (key 5)
  • Right ring (key 6)
Tip · Low D

Beginners leave the E-flat key down out of habit and get E-flat instead, so check the little finger first whenever low D sounds a semitone high.

Trill fingering: Low D to E♭4

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 · Low D

Beginners leave the E-flat key down out of habit and get E-flat instead, so check the little finger first whenever low D sounds a semitone high.

Trill fingering: Low D to E♭4

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Previous noteLow C♯Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + foot C♯ keyNext noteLow E♭Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + E♭ keyFull chartAll 37 flute notesThe whole fingering chartScaleConcert B♭ majorWritten B♭ major, fingering under every noteTrainerNote trainerRead treble clef notesPrintPrintable PDFLetter · A4 · blank

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Trill fingering from Low D

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

  • TrillLow D → E♭4D4 to E♭4

    HoldLow D: Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6

    ShakeE♭ key (right little finger)

    Hold low D and shake the E-flat key with the right little finger. Full fingering with the trill key down: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + 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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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works

About this note

Low D sounds D4 (the flute reads at concert pitch).

Low D is the one note in the whole range with no pinky key at all — all six fingers and the thumb, right little finger lifted clear of the E-flat key. Beginners leave the E-flat key down out of habit and get E-flat instead, so check the little finger first whenever low D sounds a semitone high.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6)
  • Written pitch: D4
  • Sounding frequency: 293.66 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Thumb B key
  • Left index (key 1)
  • Left middle (key 2)
  • Left ring (key 3)
  • Right index (key 4)
  • Right middle (key 5)
  • Right ring (key 6)

Trill fingerings

  • Low D ↔ E♭4 (Hold low D and shake the E-flat key with the right little finger): Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + 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 Low D on flute?

To play Low D (D4) on flute: Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6. Low D sounds D4 (the flute reads at concert pitch). Press: Thumb B key, Left index (key 1), Left middle (key 2), Left ring (key 3), Right index (key 4), Right middle (key 5), Right ring (key 6).

Is Low D written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds D4.

What is the trill fingering for Low D?

To E♭4: Hold low D and shake the E-flat key with the 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.