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C♯4 on the Soprano Recorder

To play C♯4 on recorder: Left hand: thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6, half of 7.

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Back / thumbLeft handRight hand67Double holesThumb hole: pressedTHole 1 (left index): pressed1Hole 2 (left middle): pressed2Hole 3 (left ring): pressed3Hole 4 (right index): pressed4Hole 5 (right middle): pressed5Double hole 6: pressed6Double hole 7: half covered7
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C♯4
Left hand: thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6, half of 7
Written
C♯4
Sounds
C♯5
C♯4 on the treble staff

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Cover these holes
  • Thumb hole
  • Hole 1 (left index)
  • Hole 2 (left middle)
  • Hole 3 (left ring)
  • Hole 4 (right index)
  • Hole 5 (right middle)
  • Double hole 6
  • Double hole 7 (half covered)
Tip · C♯4

On an older recorder with a single hole 7 you must slide the finger to expose about half the opening instead. Keep the air very light or the note drops back to low C.

C4Low CC♯4D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4A♭4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5A♭5A5B♭5B5C6High CC♯6D6High D
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Tip · C♯4

On an older recorder with a single hole 7 you must slide the finger to expose about half the opening instead. Keep the air very light or the note drops back to low C.

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Previous noteB♭4Left hand: thumb, 1, 3 · Right hand: 4Next noteE♭4Left hand: thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, half of 6Full chartAll 27 recorder notesThe whole fingering chartFirst tuneFirst tune: B, A, GHot Cross Buns · play along with itTrainerNote trainerRead B, A, G on the staff (stave)PrintPrintable PDFLetter · A4 · blank

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About this note

C♯4 is written C♯4 and sounds concert C♯5.

Roll the right little finger off the outer half of double hole 7 so only one of the pair stays covered — this semitone is exactly what the double hole exists for, so no bell-on-the-knee trick is needed. On an older recorder with a single hole 7 you must slide the finger to expose about half the opening instead. Keep the air very light or the note drops back to low C.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Hole 1 (left index) + Hole 2 (left middle) + Hole 3 (left ring) + Hole 4 (right index) + Hole 5 (right middle) + Double hole 6 + Double hole 7 (half)
  • Written pitch: C♯4 · Concert pitch: C♯5
  • Sounding frequency: 554.37 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Thumb hole
  • Hole 1 (left index)
  • Hole 2 (left middle)
  • Hole 3 (left ring)
  • Hole 4 (right index)
  • Hole 5 (right middle)
  • Double hole 6
  • Double hole 7 (half covered)

Questions

How do you play C♯4 on recorder?

To play C♯4 on recorder: Left hand: thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6, half of 7. C♯4 is written C♯4 and sounds concert C♯5. Press: Thumb hole, Hole 1 (left index), Hole 2 (left middle), Hole 3 (left ring), Hole 4 (right index), Hole 5 (right middle), Double hole 6, Double hole 7 (half covered).

Is C♯4 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On C recorder it sounds concert C♯5.

Soprano Recorder 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.