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How to play low E♭ on the recorder
The fingering for low E♭ on a soprano (descant) recorder, with baroque fingering: Left thumb and holes 1, 2 and 3; the right hand on holes 4 and 5, and only one of the two small holes of hole 6 (hole 7 open).
On German-fingering recorders, this note's fingering varies from maker to maker: check the chart that came with your recorder.
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Thumb hole covered, holes 1 2 3 4 5 covered, half of hole 6 covered (one of its two small holes)
How to play it
- Low E♭ (E flat, the same as D sharp) is low D with half of hole 6 open: hole 6 is a pair of small holes, and your ring finger covers only one.
- Blow very gently, as for low D.
Why it squeaks or sounds wrong
- If you hear low D, both small holes of hole 6 are covered.
- If you hear low E, hole 6 is fully open.
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Other recorder notes
low C · low C# · low D · low E · F · F# · G · G# · A · B♭ · B · high C · high C# · high D · high E♭ · high E · high F · high F# · high G · high G# · high A · high B♭ · high B · top C · top D