C#4. Standard. Seltmann, Werner and Angerhöfer, Günter. Fagott-Schule in sechs Bänder, vol. 6 (Mainz: Schott), p. 133. Permission granted for inclusion in this WWW index by Deutcher Verlag für Musik.

x x x | o o o
 c c#
   (D)

C#4. Glassburner, Robert R. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 79.

x x x | x x x F
   c#
    D

C#4. Jolivet, Michel. The Double Reed 10/3 (Winter 1987): 22. Lottridge, Richard. "The Contrabassoon: Let's Get Acquainted." The Instrumentalist 32/10 (May 1978): 66. Same as Biggers p. 47 "C#3" third example. Seltmann, Werner and Angerhöfer, Günter. Fagott-Schule in sechs Bänder, vol. 6 (Mainz: Schott), p. 133. Permission granted for inclusion in this WWW index by Deutcher Verlag für Musik.

x x x | x x x F
   c#

C#4. Jolivet, Michel. The Double Reed 10/3 (Winter 1987): 22.

x x x | o o o
d  c#

For fast chromatic passages:

x x o | x o o
 c

C#4. Seltmann, Werner and Angerhöfer, Günter. Fagott-Schule in sechs Bänder, vol. 6 (Mainz: Schott), p. 133. Permission granted for inclusion in this WWW index by Deutcher Verlag für Musik.

x x o | x o o
d c

Contrabassoon (German system) fingerings by note name