Native American Flute Fingerings PDF file - Flutopedia.com

Native American Flute FingeringsSix-hole flutes — Pentatonic Minor Tuning — Inverted Finger DiagramsNakai Tablature for Native American FluteDeveloped by Clint Goss RootMinorSecondMajorSecondMinorThirdMajorThird Fourth“La” “Do” “Re”Flat Five /Augmented Fourth Fifth“Mi”MinorSixthMajorSixthMinorSeventh“Sol”MajorSeventh Octave“La” Minor NinthMajor NinthMinor Tenth“Do”Major TenthEleventh“Re” Color Key:Black for primary fingeringBlue for alternate fingeringsOrange for half-holefingerings or trillsin the lower registerNotes:- The names above each note is the interval fromthe Root note.- The purple syllables (“La”) are the Solfège names.- The fingerings on each flute must be explored -find the fingering that sounds best on each flute.- Notes from the Major Ninth and up may not resonateon a particular flute, and the Major Tenth and upresonate only on “extended range” flutes.Visit www.Flutopedia.com for more Native American Flute resourcesUpdated August 9, 2014