BASIC FINGERING CHART

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To finger a particular note, depress the keys or levers or cover the holes filled in red.
The third finger of the right hand depresses the large G lever.
The contrabassoon sounds one octave below the written notes.
Uncolored: indicates either a "hole" or a key left untouched.

$2 2 2 2
F

B2 B C D2 D D E2 E F G2 G

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$ 2
G
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HALF HOLE
A2 A
HALF HOLE
A
HALF HOLE
B2 B C C D2 D D E2 E F

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F G2 G G A2 A A B2 B C C D2 D D E2
HALF HOLE HALF HOLE

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$ E F F G2 G G A2 A A B2 B C C

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