Bassoon Fingerings

Question 1

High D Two Spaces Above the Staff

Answer 1

LH: 1 2

No thumbs

Question 2

High C One Ledger Line Above the Staff

Answer 2

LH 1 2 3

No Thumbs

Question 3

High F Three Spaces Above the Staff

Answer 3

LH 1 - 3 Left Pinky On Top Key

Rh 1 2 -

No Thumbs

Question 4

Eb Third Space in the Staff

Answer 4

LH: Thumb on whisper key 1 - 3

No Right Hand

Question 5

Low Bb Three Spaces Below the Staff

Answer 5

LH: Thumb on All four Keys on the Right
1 2 3

RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Right Pinky on Top Key

Question 6

Low Eb One Line Below the Staff

Answer 6

LH: Thumb on Bottom Key on the Right Only
1 2 3 Left Pinky on Top Key

RH: Thumb On Pancake 1 2 3
Pinky on the Top Right Key

Question 7

High C# One Line Above the Staff

Answer 7

LH: Thumb on the Two Keys Outside of the whisper key 1 2 3

Question 8

Low F One Space Below the Staff

Answer 8

LH: Whisper key 1 2 3
RH: 1 2 3 Right Pinky On the Top Right Key

Question 9

Low F# One Space Below the Staff

Answer 9

LH: Thumb on the whisper key 1 2 3
RH: Thumb on the Key One Below the Pancake 1 2 3

No Pinkies

Question 10

F in the Staff

Answer 10

Whisper key

Question 11

Low C# Below the Staff

Answer 11

LH: Thumb First Two Keys on the Right 1 2 3 PINKY ON BOTTOM KEY

RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on the Top Right Key

Question 12

Low D Below the Staff

Answer 12

LH: Thumb on the Right Key Only
1 2 3

RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Right Key

Question 13

High Eb Above the Staff

Answer 13

No Thumbs or Pinkies

LH: 1 2

RH: 1 2 3

Question 14

Low G# on the First Line of the Staff

Answer 14

LH: Whisper key 1 2 3

RH: 1 2 3 Pinky on BOTTOM Right Key

Question 15

F# in the Staff

Answer 15

LH: Thumb on whisper key
1(half hole) 2 3

RH: Thumb on key Under the pancake 1 2 3

No Pinkies

Question 16

C# in the Staff

Answer 16

LH: Thumb on whisper key and two outside of the whisper key 1 2 3

No right hand

Question 17

Low E One Line Below the Staff

Answer 17

LH: No Thumb 1 2 3

RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Button

Question 18

Ab on the Top Line of the Staff

Answer 18

RH: Thumb on whisper key 1(half hole) 2 3

LH: 1 2 3 Pinky on BOTTOM Key

Question 19

A Natural on the Top of the Staff

Answer 19

LH: 1 2 3

RH: 1 2

No Thumbs

Question 20

Bb Right Above the Staff

Answer 20

No left thumb 1 2 3
Right thumb on button above the Pancake 1 2

Question 21

Low A Two Lines Below the Staff

Answer 21

LH: Thumb on two buttons on right 1 2 3
Rh: Pancake 1 2 3 top pinky

Question 22

G on the Top Space in the Staff

Answer 22

LH: Thumb on whisper key
1 (half hole) 2 3 pinky on top button
RH: 1 2 3

Question 23

Low B Below the Staff

Answer 23

LH: Thumb Side 3 buttons on right
1 2 3
RH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Button

Question 24

G on the First Line of the Staff

Answer 24

RH: Thumb on whisper key 1 2 3
LH: 1 2 3

Question 25

B in the Staff

Answer 25

LH: Whisper key 1 2 3 RH: 1

Question 26

D in the Staff

Answer 26

LH: Whisper Key 12 RH: No Right Hand

Question 27

Low C Below the Staff

Answer 27

RH: Two Keys on the Right 1 2 3 LH: Pancake 1 2 3 Pinky on Top Key

Question 28

B Right Above the Staff

Answer 28

No Thumbs RH: 1 2 3 LH: 1

Question 29

C in the Staff

Answer 29

Whisper Key 1 2 3

Question 30

Bb in the Staff

Answer 30

LH: Whisper Key 1 2 3 RH: Thumb on Key Above the pancake 1 2

Question 31

High E Two Lines Above the Staff

Answer 31

LH: 1 - 3 Pinky on Top Key RH: 1 2 3 No Pinky

Question 32

E in the Staff

Answer 32

LH: Thumb on Whisper Key 1

Question 33

When do you use the Whisper Key+Half hole on the bassoon? When do you use just the whisper key?

Answer 33

F# in the staff, G, G#/Ab Whisper key only: F in the staff-F below the staff When you push the pancake key, it automatically closes the whisper key so that’s why you don’t use the whisper key when going below low F