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Flute Fingering Chart
Flute Teacher Pack
Free to copy for your class.
What's inside
Fingering chart poster
10 easy songs with letter notes and fingering diagrams
Practice log (two weeks per sheet)
Sticker reward chart
Note flashcards (print double-sided and cut)
Tips for the classroom
Project the interactive chart in big-screen mode at flutefingeringcharts.com/flute-fingering-chart.
Start with B, A and G, then add C, D and E before moving to the songs.
Photocopy the practice log for each student and collect it weekly.
Flute Fingering Chart
Flute Fingering Chart
Concert flute · C footjoint · closed hole · filled = press, empty = leave up
First octave (C4 to B4)
C4
C♯4D♭4
D4
D♯4E♭4
E4
F4
F♯4G♭4
G4
G♯4A♭4
A4
A♯4B♭4
B4
Second octave (C5 to B5)
C5
C♯5D♭5
D5
D♯5E♭5
E5
F5
F♯5G♭5
G5
G♯5A♭5
A5
A♯5B♭5
B5
Third octave (C6 and C♯6; higher notes coming soon)
C6
C♯6D♭6
Reading each diagram from top to bottom: left thumb keys (tabs on the left), left hand fingers 1 2 3, the G♯ key, right hand fingers 1 2 3, then the pinky keys D♯, C♯ and C (tabs on the right). Second-octave notes use the fingering of the note an octave below with faster air.
Flute Fingering Chart
Au Clair de la Lune
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4
G4
G4
G4
A4
B4 · long
A4 · long
G4
B4
A4
A4
G4 · long
G4
G4
G4
A4
B4 · long
A4 · long
G4
B4
A4
A4
G4 · long
French folk song, 18th century. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
Easy · G major · notes: D4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
G4
A4
B4
G4
G4
A4
B4
G4
B4
C5
D5 · long
B4
C5
D5 · long
D5
E5
D5
C5
B4
G4
D5
E5
D5
C5
B4
G4
G4
D4
G4 · long
G4
D4
G4 · long
French round, 18th century. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Hot Cross Buns
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4
B4
A4
G4 · long
B4
A4
G4 · long
G4
G4
G4
G4
A4
A4
A4
A4
B4
A4
G4 · long
English street cry and nursery rhyme, 18th century. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Jingle Bells (chorus)
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
B4
B4
B4 · long
B4
B4
B4 · long
B4
D5
G4
A4
B4 · long
C5
C5
C5
C5
C5
B4
B4
B4
B4
D5
D5
C5
A4
G4 · long
James Lord Pierpont, 1857. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Lightly Row
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
D5
B4
B4 · long
C5
A4
A4 · long
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
D5
D5 · long
D5
B4
B4 · long
C5
A4
A4 · long
G4
B4
D5
D5
G4 · long
German folk song, 19th century. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
D5
E5
D5
C5
B4
C5
D5 · long
A4
B4
C5 · long
B4
C5
D5 · long
D5
E5
D5
C5
B4
C5
D5 · long
A4
D5
B4
G4
English nursery rhyme, 17th century or earlier. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4 D5
B4
A4
G4
A4
B4
B4
B4 · long
A4
A4
A4 · long
B4
D5
D5 · long
B4
A4
G4
A4
B4
B4
B4
B4
A4
A4
B4
A4
G4 · long
American nursery song, 1830 (words by Sarah Josepha Hale). Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Ode to Joy
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
B4
B4
C5
D5
D5
C5
B4
A4
G4
G4
A4
B4
B4
A4
A4 · long
B4
B4
C5
D5
D5
C5
B4
A4
G4
G4
A4
B4
A4
G4
G4 · long
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, 1824. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Easy · G major · notes: G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
G4
G4
D5
D5
E5
E5
D5 · long
C5
C5
B4
B4
A4
A4
G4 · long
D5
D5
C5
C5
B4
B4
A4 · long
D5
D5
C5
C5
B4
B4
A4 · long
G4
G4
D5
D5
E5
E5
D5 · long
C5
C5
B4
B4
A4
A4
G4 · long
French folk melody, first published 1761; English words by Jane Taylor, 1806. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Happy Birthday to You
Medium · G major · notes: D4 E4 F♯4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
D4
D4
E4
D4
G4
F♯4 · long
D4
D4
E4
D4
A4
G4 · long
D4
D4
D5
B4
G4
F♯4
E4
C5
C5
B4
G4
A4
G4 · long
Patty and Mildred Hill, "Good Morning to All", 1893. Public domain. Hold notes marked "long" for two beats or more. flutefingeringcharts.com/songs
Flute Fingering Chart
Flute Practice Log
Two weeks. Colour a star for every practice that felt good.
Name
Teacher
Goal for these two weeks
Week 1
What I practised (warm-up, scale, song, tricky bit)
Minutes
How it felt
Initials
Monday
☆☆☆☆☆
Tuesday
☆☆☆☆☆
Wednesday
☆☆☆☆☆
Thursday
☆☆☆☆☆
Friday
☆☆☆☆☆
Saturday
☆☆☆☆☆
Sunday
☆☆☆☆☆
Week 1 total minutes: ________
Week 2
What I practised (warm-up, scale, song, tricky bit)
Minutes
How it felt
Initials
Monday
☆☆☆☆☆
Tuesday
☆☆☆☆☆
Wednesday
☆☆☆☆☆
Thursday
☆☆☆☆☆
Friday
☆☆☆☆☆
Saturday
☆☆☆☆☆
Sunday
☆☆☆☆☆
Week 2 total minutes: ________
flutefingeringcharts.com · Short, regular practice beats one long session. Ten to twenty minutes most days is a great start.
Flute Fingering Chart
My Flute Practice Stars ★
Practise for 10 minutes, add a sticker. Reach a star circle to win a reward!
My name
Start date
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4
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7
8
9
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★
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★ 5 stickersMy reward: ______________
★ 10 stickersMy reward: ______________
★ 20 stickersMy reward: ______________
★ 30 stickersMy reward: ______________
flutefingeringcharts.com · Parents and teachers: choose small rewards, like picking the next song to learn.
Flashcards, fronts: say the note name, then the fingering. Page 1 of 3. Print double-sided (flip on long edge) and cut along the dashed lines.
Flashcards, backs. Page 1 of 3.
D4
C♯4D♭4
C4
F4
E4
D♯4E♭4
G♯4A♭4
G4
F♯4G♭4
Flashcards, fronts: say the note name, then the fingering. Page 2 of 3. Print double-sided (flip on long edge) and cut along the dashed lines.
Flashcards, backs. Page 2 of 3.
B4
A♯4B♭4
A4
D5
C♯5D♭5
C5
F5
E5
D♯5E♭5
Flashcards, fronts: say the note name, then the fingering. Page 3 of 3. Print double-sided (flip on long edge) and cut along the dashed lines.
Flashcards, backs. Page 3 of 3.
G♯5A♭5
G5
F♯5G♭5
B5
A♯5B♭5
A5
C♯6D♭6
C6
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Flute Fingering Chart