Flute
Low D on the Flute
Written D4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
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.
About this note
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
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)
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.