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How to Play E♭ on Bassoon

E♭ on the bassoon is written in the third space. It is the same note as D♯, so the fingering below works for both.

Concert pitch

E♭

Cover or press: whisper key, left first finger, left third finger, right thumb B♭ key and right second finger.

Leave the second left-hand hole open. The right thumb B♭ key and R2 steady held notes; drop them in fast passages.

Alternate fingerings

Fast passages (plain fingering)Cover or press: whisper key, left first finger and left third finger.

Plain fingering with left pinky E♭Cover or press: whisper key, left first finger, left third finger and left pinky E♭ key.

C♯ / D♭

See every note on one page in the bassoon fingering chart.