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Alternate Fingering Chart for Oboe
    Third Octave: C#6 to C#7
    This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate
    in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others
    modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings are the
    same on oboes and English horns unless specified otherwise.
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    Note      Written                            Fingering                  Description          Src.
                            -23|1--C                                   Basic.
                            -23|12-C                                   Good for English horn.
                            II
                                 ---|1--
    C6                      023|1--
    D6
                            II C#
                                 -- -|---
                            II
                                 –––|G#–––                                                       AL
                                                                       Use in combination
                            023|1-3C#
                                                                       with C#5.
     D6                     023|---C                                   Basic.
                            023|-2-C                                   Basic. Good intonation.
                            II
                                 1--|1D--
                            II D
                                 1 --|1--
                                                                       Use in combination
                            023|--3C#                                  with C#5 or alternate
                                                                       C#6.
                            -23|---
                            -23|---C                                                             LM
                            -23|-2-C                                   Slur with G5.             LM
                            023|–20C
                            023Eb|-2-C                                 Smooth slur with D6.      JM
                                                                       For full conservatory
                       models without the
                       Philadelphia key.
     023B|-23          Basic.
                       Basic. Use in
     023|-23Eb         combination with Eb5           DD
                       or D6.
     023G#|---C
     023|G#---
     023|G#---C
     023|G#-2-C
     -23|G#-2-C
     023|A---
                       Sharp, but useful in many
                       high register combinations,
D6                     such as: chromatic passages
E6                     including notes Eb6 through
                       F#6; combinations of Eb6 to
                       F#6, D6 to F6 to Eb6, Eb5 to
     023G# Eb|-2-C     E6 to Eb6, and Db5 to F6 to    JM
                       Eb6; scales of thirds;
                       combinations of Eb6 and
                       fingerings involving the RH
                       little finger. Works on some
                       models.
     I 023|---
     II D C#
      1 - -|1--
     II D C#
      - - -|---
     II D
      - --|---
     III 023G#|-23C#                                  NP
     III 023G#|-23C                                   NP
     I 023G# Eb|-23    Basic.
     I 023|G#-23Eb     Basic.
     I 023B|G#-23Eb    Basic.
E6
     I 023G#|-23Eb     Basic.
F6
     I 02-|---         Basic.
     I III –23G#|–––   Easier response.               CB2
     III 023G#|-23Eb                                  NP
E6   I 02-G# Eb|-23    Basic.
F6
     I 02-|G#-23Eb     Basic.
     I 02-G#|-23Eb     Basic.
     I 1B23|1--C
     I 02-G#|---
     I 02-|G#---
     I III 12–G#|–––    Easier response.   CB2
     III 02-G#|-23Eb                       NP
     III 02-G#|-2F-C#                      NP
     I 12-|12F-
     I 12-|12F-C
     I 12-F|12-
     I 12-F|12-C
     I 02-|1--C
     I 12-|1--C
     I 12-|1-3
F6
G6
     I 0--G# Eb|1--
     I 02-|1-3
     II
          02-G#|1--Eb                      AP2
     III 12-|12-C
     III 02-B|12-Eb                        NP
     III 02-B|12-C                         NP
     III 12-|1--C                          NP
G6   I 1-3|1--
     I 1B--|1--C
     I 1B--G#|1--C
     I 1B--|G#1--C
     I 0--G# Eb|1--C
     I 1--|1--
     I 02-|1-F-
     I 02-F|1--
     I 02-|1--
     II
          0--G#|1--Eb                      AP2
     III 1--G#|12F-C
        III 1-3|1--                                NP
        III 1-3|1--C#                              NP
        III 1--G#|1-F-C#                           NP
        III 1-3G#|1-F-C#                           NP
        I 1-3B|-23
        I 1--|1--
        I 1--|1--C
        I 1-3|--3C
        I 0B--|1--
G   6
                           Use in combination
    6        B
        I 0-3 |-23         with similar A6 and Bb6 IW
                           fingerings.
        III 1-3B|-23
        III 1--|1--
        III 1-3|---                                NP
        III 1-3|---Eb                              NP
        I 0-3|-2-
        I --3|-23
        I --3B|-23Eb
        I ---|1--
        I 0-3G#|--3Eb
        I 0-3Eb|G#--3
A6
        I 0-3B|G#--3
                           In tune, requires lots of
                           air support. Use in
        I 0-3B|G#-23Eb     combination with          IW
                           similar G#6 and Bb6
                           fingerings.
        I -23|-2-
        I 0-3|A-23Eb
        I 0-3Eb|A-23
    6   I -D-3G#|--3Eb
B   6
        I -D-3Eb|G#--3
                                                   IW
                             II
                                  0-C#3B|G#-23Eb   Use in combination
                                                   with similar A6
                                                   fingering.
                             I -2-G#|-2-Eb
                             I -2-Eb|G#-2-
                             I -2-G# Eb|-2-
                             I -23G#|-2-Eb
                             I -23Eb|G#-2-
                             I -23G# Eb|-2-
                             I -D-3G#|-D-3Eb
                             I -D-3Eb|G#-D-3
      B6
      C7
                             I -D-3G# Eb|-D-3
                             II
                                  02C#-|12-
                             I -D-3G#|1D-3Eb
                             I -D-3Eb|G#1D-3
                             I -D-3G# Eb|1D-3
     B6                      I 02-|12-
     C7
                             02-|1D--                                            KS
                             II
                                  02-G#|1D--       Easy transition with G6. IW
                             II
                                  02C#-|1--
     C7                      II
                                  02C#-|1D--
     D7
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