Soprano Recorder
C♯6 on the Soprano Recorder
Written C♯6 — sounds concert C♯7. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Pinched thumb with holes 1, 3, 4, 5 and half of double hole 7, following Yamaha's baroque chart. Other standard charts, including the American Recorder Society's, instead give thumb, 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 with the bell closed against the knee — a technique this diagram cannot show. This is the least reliable note on a soprano recorder, so expect to experiment on your own instrument.
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Pinched thumb with holes 1, 3, 4, 5 and half of double hole 7, following Yamaha's baroque chart. Other standard charts, including the American Recorder Society's, instead give thumb, 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 with the bell closed against the knee — a technique this diagram cannot show. This is the least reliable note on a soprano recorder, so expect to experiment on your own instrument.
- Primary fingering: Thumb hole (half) + Hole 1 (left index) + Hole 3 (left ring) + Hole 4 (right index) + Hole 5 (right middle) + Double hole 7 (half)
- Written pitch: C♯6 · Concert pitch: C♯7
- Sounding frequency: 2217.46 Hz
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.