FINGERING CHARTS | french horn finger chart
Thesefingeringchartswillhelpyougetstarted. TheyeachprovideatwooctaveFchromaticscale. Remembertochoosethecorrectfingeringchartforyourinstrument. Ifyouhaveadoublehorn,rememberthatthetopfingeringcorrespondstotheFside,whilethebottomfingeringisfortheBbside(depresstrigger/4thlever).Noticethatalotofnotesonthehornhavethesamefingering. Thisaddsdifficultytotheinstrumentinthatyoucandepressthecorrectleversandgetanundesiredpitch. Itisimportanttoknowwhatsound/pitchthehornshouldmakewhenplayinganote. Thehor...
These fingering charts will help you get started. They each provide a two octave F chromatic scale. Remember to choose the correct fingering chart for your instrument. If you have a double horn, remember that the top fingering corresponds to the F side, while the bottom fingering is for the Bb side (depress trigger/4th lever).Notice that a lot of notes on the horn have the same fingering. This adds difficulty to the instrument in that you can depress the correct levers and get an undesired pitch. It is important to know what sound/pitch the horn should make when playing a note. The horn is a transposing instrument, which means the pitch name you read is not the pitch name you hear. This is why I included the piano note (concert pitch). If there is a piano available, you will know which key to press. This note is also the note you will see on a tuner. If another player is available, you can tell them the name of the concert pitch (piano note) and they can help you find your...