Fingering Chart from NLS MS.21733


This chart comes from the National Library of Scotland manuscript MS.21733, from about 1820. It's incomplete, as there is a page missing. What remains is a set of fingerings for sharps and flats (with A sharp and B flat distinguished), fingerings for F and C natural in different registers, and fingerings for trills. Nothing is said about what note a trill starts on.

The note names are those of ABC.

Fingering chart for sharps and flats

^D  123 456-
^F  123 4---
^G  12- 456-
_B  1-3 4-6-
^c  --- 456-
^d  123 456-
^f  123 4---
^g  12- 4---
^a  12- 456-
_b  1-3 ----
^c' -23 4---
^d' 123 -56-

 F  123 5-67
 c  -23 ----
 f  123 4-67
 c' -2- 456-
 f' 12- 4---


Shakes to the Natural Notes

    * keep the finger on the hole after the shake
    + take it off after

D  123 45*7
E  123 4*-7
F  123 *-67
G  12* ---7
A  1*- ---7
B  *-- ---7
c  -23 +567
d  -23 45*7
e  123 4*-7
f  123 *-67
g  12* ---7
a  1*- ---7
b  *-- ---7
c  -23 ++6-
d  -23 -++-

Back to Top
Back to Contents List

Old Scottish Flute Music
Copyright © 2003, Jack Campin