Soprano Recorder
High D on the Soprano Recorder
Written D6 — sounds concert D7. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Pinched thumb with holes 1, 3, 4 and both double holes 6 and 7 fully closed — the American Recorder Society fingering. High D wants the narrowest thumb pinch and the fastest air anywhere on the chart, and it will only speak on a well-sealed instrument. If it sounds strangled, try the alternate before changing your breath.
About this note
Pinched thumb with holes 1, 3, 4 and both double holes 6 and 7 fully closed — the American Recorder Society fingering. High D wants the narrowest thumb pinch and the fastest air anywhere on the chart, and it will only speak on a well-sealed instrument. If it sounds strangled, try the alternate before changing your breath.
- Primary fingering: Thumb hole (half) + Hole 1 (left index) + Hole 3 (left ring) + Hole 4 (right index) + Double hole 6 + Double hole 7
- Written pitch: D6 · Concert pitch: D7
- Sounding frequency: 2349.32 Hz
Alternate fingerings for High D
- Pinched thumb + holes 1, 3, 4 and 6: Thumb hole (half) + Hole 1 (left index) + Hole 3 (left ring) + Hole 4 (right index) + Double hole 6. Yamaha's baroque chart leaves hole 7 open; top-register fingerings genuinely differ between makers, so try this if the note will not centre.
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.