Fingerings

In 2020 IDRS enlisted the help of five editors to create a database of over 500 standard fingerings, trill fingerings, and fingerings for difficult musical passages for all levels of double reed players. In 2024 we will be renewing and expanding the Fingerings project volunteer team.

As a growing resource, we invite our community to help us include period instruments and as many international systems as possible. If you would like to contact us about the Fingerings project please email us at fingerings@idrs.org.

If you are enjoying this public community resource, please consider a donation to IDRS at idrs.org/give, or joining as a sustaining, benefactor, or donor member to support the continued development of online resources.

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Contrabassoon Fingerings

German Bassoon Fingerings

French Bassoon Fingerings

English Horn Fingerings

Oboe Fingerings

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Standard/Multiple Fingerings

All standard fingerings are listed first. They are also marked with a circle icon. Fingerings that have several suggestions (you’ll see more options when you click through), are marked with a circle + icon.

Find Your Note

Use the interactive staff to choose which note you want to view fingerings for. Don’t see the note you are looking for? Look for the “range” option from the side menu to explore the full range of every instrument.

Sort by Categories

Use the side bar on the right-hand side to check categories on or off and display results on the page.

Oboe Fingerings Coordinator:

Galit Kauniitz – Oboe Fingerings Coordinator
Galit Kaunitz, Oboe
Assistant Professor of Oboe
Colorado State University

Bassoon Fingerings Coordinator:

Leigh Muñoz, Contrabassoon,
Assistant Professor of Bassoon
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory

Welcome to our new Fingerings Assistants!

Bassoon Fingerings Assistant

Brenda Willer Buys

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Oboe thumb plate system consultants

Nicola Hands

Gordon Hunt

Judith Procter

and Alison Teale

A big thank you to Bret Pimentel for the use of his fingering diagram builder at bretpimentel.com. Thank you to subcontrabassoon.com for the contrabassoon fingering diagram builder.

Many thanks to the past Fingerings Editors who helped IDRS to set the project up in its initial stages 2020 onwards.

Darrel Hale, Bassoon

Aaron Hill, Oboe/English Horn

Leigh Muñoz, Contrabassoon,

Amy Pollard, Bassoon

Daryn Zubke, French Bassoon

Submit a Fingering to Our Editors

Have a fingering suggestion for our database? Use our online form to submit your fingering to our editors.

The Bassoon-Family Fingering Companion – Archive

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