Fillable Printable Native American Flute Fingerings
Fillable Printable Native American Flute Fingerings
Native American Flute Fingerings
This document provides fingerings charts that work on many Native American Flutes.
Versions are included for six-hole and five-hole flutes with pentatonic minor tuning as well as
six-hole diatonic flutes. Most fingering charts are provided with finger
diagrams in two orientations: mouth-end up and mouth end down (“inverted”).
The primary fingerings for each chromatic note are shown in black, with alternate fingerings
shown in blue.
This document is part of a collection of Native American Flute resources available at
. The Flutopedia web site includes, among many other things, an
extensive set of finger diagram fonts for engraving sheet music that are similar to the finger
diagrams in this document. All fonts have been embedded in this PDF file, so that it should
display identically on various systems.
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This document was last updated August 9, 2014 by Clint Goss [[email protected]]
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Native American
Flute Fingerings
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
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Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Developed by Clint Goss
Six-hole flutes — Pentatonic Minor Tuning
“La” “Do” “Re”
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Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
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“Mi” “Sol”
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Octave
“La”
8`¾
Minor Ninth
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
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Major Tenth
9 )
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Eleventh
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“Do” “Re”
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Color Key:
7
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The purple syllables ( ) are the names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La” Solfège
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
2 3 # 4' $ @ Ø ø
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Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Developed by Clint Goss
Six-hole flutes Pentatonic Minor Tuning Inverted Finger Diagrams— —
“La” “Do” “Re”
5
Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
7¼&)Ë -¶À~
“Mi” “Sol”
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6Â%Ô ^´%
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Octave
“La”
8`¾
Minor Ninth
* Ü { (
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
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Major Tenth
9 )
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Eleventh
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“Do” “Re”
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¼
Color Key:
7
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The purple syllables ( ) are the names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La” Solfège
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
2 3 # 4' $ @ ø
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Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Developed by Clint Goss
Five-hole flutes Pentatonic Minor Tuning—
“La” “Do” “Re”
5
Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
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“Mi” “Sol”
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Octave
“La”
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Minor Ninth
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
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Major Tenth
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Eleventh
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“Do” “Re”
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Color Key:
7
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The purple syllables ( ) are the Solfège names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La”
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
1
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
2 3 # 4' $ @ ø
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Q
#
Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Developed by Clint Goss
Five-hole flutes Pentatonic Minor Tuning— — Inverted Finger Diagrams
“La” “Do” “Re”
5
Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
7 &~)[AJ
“Mi” “Sol”
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6%^
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Octave
“La”
8
Minor Ninth
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
D 0 %
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Major Tenth
G f 9H K S )
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Eleventh
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“Do” “Re”
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Color Key:
7
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The purple syllables ( ) are the Solfège names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La”
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
1
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
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Q
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Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Developed by Clint Goss
Six-hole flutes Tuning
Diatonic
—
“Do” “Re” “Fa”
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Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
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“Sol” “La”
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7¼´%Ô~
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Octave
“Do”
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Minor Ninth
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
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Major Tenth
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Eleventh
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“Mi” “Fa”
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¼
Color Key:
7
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The purple syllables ( ) are the Solfège names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La”
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
3 # 5 6Â%Ô
“Mi”
“Ti”
“Re”
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
1
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
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Q
#
Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Developed by Clint Goss
Six-hole flutes Tuning
Diatonic
— — Inverted Finger Diagrams
“Do” “Re” “Fa”
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Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
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“Sol” “La”
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7¼´%Ô~
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Octave
“Do”
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Minor Ninth
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
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Major Tenth
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Eleventh
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“Mi” “Fa”
2
¼
Color Key:
7
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The purple syllables ( ) are the Solfège names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La”
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
3 # 5 6Â%Ô
“Mi”
“Ti”
“Re”
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
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Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Six-hole flutes Pentatonic Minor Tuning **
Mode 2/5
—
“Sol”
“Do” “Re”
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Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
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“Mi” “Fa”
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Octave
“Do”
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Minor Ninth
* Ü {
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
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Major Tenth
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Eleventh
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“Do” “Re”
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Color Key:
7
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The purple syllables ( ) are the names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La” Solfège
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
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“La” “Ti”
** Fingerings based on a Mode 2/5 flute made by Leonard “Lone Crow” McGann.
Fingering diagram by Clint Goss
2
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
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Q
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Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Fingering diagram by Clint Goss
Anasazi Tuned Flutes **
“Do” “Re” “Fa”
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Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
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“Sol” “La”
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Octave
“Do”
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Major Ninth
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Minor Tenth
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Major Tenth
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Twelfth
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“Mi” “Sol”
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Color Key:
5
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The syllables ( ) are the Solfège names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La”
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
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“Mi”
“Ti”
“Re”
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Purple for cross-
fingerings in the
lower register
that may vary
in tonality.
** Tuning found on many modern replicas of Anasazi style flute. Fingerings suggested by Scott August,
Mark Purtill, Michael Graham Allen, and my own experimentation on these instruments.
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Second Octave
“Do”
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2
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
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Nakai Tablature for Native American Flute
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Minor
Second
Major
Second
Minor
Third
Major
Third
Root Fourth
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Q
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Flat Five /
Augmented Fourth
Native American Flute Fingerings
Fingering diagram by Clint Goss
Anasazi-7 Tuning **
“Do” “Re” “Fa”
4
Minor
Sixth
Major
Sixth
Minor
Seventh
Major
Seventh
Fifth
6 7
“Sol” “La”
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Q
K 5
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Q
Q
Q
n
Q
Octave
“Do”
8 f
Minor Ninth
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Major Ninth
Q
Minor Tenth
Q
Major Tenth
Q
Eleventh
Q
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“Mi” “Fa”
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Color Key:
3
Black for primary fingering
Blue for alternate fingerings
Notes:
- The names above each note is the interval from
the Root note.
- The syllables ( ) are the Solfège names.
- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -
find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.
- Notes from the and up may not resonate
on a particular flute, and the and up
resonate only on “extended range” flutes.
“La”
Major Ninth
Major Tenth
1 2 GU
“Mi”
“Ti”
“Re”
9 ga hb i
G
** Anasazi-7 tuning introduced by Stephen DeRuby on the EZ Anasazi flute in 2009.
Orange for half-hole
fingerings or trills
in the lower register
Purple for cross-
fingerings in the
lower register
that may vary
in tonality.
