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Recommended Pianissimo Fingerings

Gleaned from the Bassoon-Family Fingering Companion
With additions by Terry B. Ewell

Many of these pianissimo fingerings were presented in Georgia Peeples, "Playing Pianissimo: Mute Fingerings for the Bassoon."NACWPI Journal 62/2 (Winter1993-1994).

C2	x x x \| x x x F E Bb C D
C#2	Db x x x \| x x x F E B C D
D2	Db x x x \| x x x F E Bb D
Eb2	Eb x x x \| x x x F E Bb D
E2	(Db) x x x \| x x x F E Bb
F2	Db x x x \| x x x F
F#2	Eb x x x \| x x x F w F# D	F# x x x \| x x x F (w) E F#	Eb F# x x x \| x x x F w D
G2	Db x x x \| x x x w E
G#2	x x x \| x x x Ab w E F#	x x x \| x x x Ab Bb B C D
A2	(Db) x x x \| x x o w F#	Db x x x \| x x w	x x x \| x x o (F) w E (F#)
A2	F# x x x \| x x o F E F# Bb B C D
Bb2	(Db) F# x x x \| x x o F (w) Bb E	F# x x x \| x x o F w Bb E (C) D
B2	x x x \| x o o wlock Bb B C D

C3	Db x x x \| o o o E B C D
C#3	x x x \| o o o c# w E D
D3	x x o \| / o o (slightly vent B hole)	x x o \| o o o wlock Bb B C D
Eb3	(Eb) x o x \| x o o w Bb
E3	x o o \| o o o w E	x o o \| o o x w E
F3	o o o \| o o o (w) E	o o o \| o o o F E	o o o \| o o o E Bb
F3	o o o \| o o x F E Bb	o o o \| x o o F E Bb	o o o \| x o x F E Bb
F#3	Eb / x x \| x x x F w F# D	F# / x x \| x x x F w E F#
G3	Db / x x \| x x x w E
G#3	/ x x \| x x x Ab Bb B C D
A3	Db / x x \| x x o C D	x x x \| x x x Ab c a wlock	F# / x x \| x x o F E F# Bb B C D
Bb3	Db x x x \| x x o Bb Bb	Db x x x \| x x o Bb B C D
B3	x x x \| o x o	Db x x x \| x o o B C D

C2	x x x \| x x x F E Bb C D
C#2	Db x x x \| x x x F E B C D
D2	Db x x x \| x x x F E Bb D
Eb2	Eb x x x \| x x x F E Bb D
E2	(Db) x x x \| x x x F E Bb
F2	Db x x x \| x x x F
F#2	Eb x x x \| x x x F w F# D	F# x x x \| x x x F (w) E F#	Eb F# x x x \| x x x F w D
G2	Db x x x \| x x x w E
G#2	x x x \| x x x Ab w E F#	x x x \| x x x Ab Bb B C D
A2	(Db) x x x \| x x o w F#	Db x x x \| x x w	x x x \| x x o (F) w E (F#)
A2	F# x x x \| x x o F E F# Bb B C D
Bb2	(Db) F# x x x \| x x o F (w) Bb E	F# x x x \| x x o F w Bb E (C) D
B2	x x x \| x o o wlock Bb B C D

C3	Db x x x \| o o o E B C D
C#3	x x x \| o o o c# w E D
D3	x x o \| / o o (slightly vent B hole)	x x o \| o o o wlock Bb B C D
Eb3	(Eb) x o x \| x o o w Bb
E3	x o o \| o o o w E	x o o \| o o x w E
F3	o o o \| o o o (w) E	o o o \| o o o F E	o o o \| o o o E Bb
F3	o o o \| o o x F E Bb	o o o \| x o o F E Bb	o o o \| x o x F E Bb
F#3	Eb / x x \| x x x F w F# D	F# / x x \| x x x F w E F#
G3	Db / x x \| x x x w E
G#3	/ x x \| x x x Ab Bb B C D
A3	Db / x x \| x x o C D	x x x \| x x x Ab c a wlock	F# / x x \| x x o F E F# Bb B C D
Bb3	Db x x x \| x x o Bb Bb	Db x x x \| x x o Bb B C D
B3	x x x \| o x o	Db x x x \| x o o B C D