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 yours. The concert pitch (sounding pitch) is always a perfect 5th below the written note (what you play). The interactive fingering chart will help you train your ear...
Anytime you are playing on the Bb side of the double horn you must push the TRIGGER with the THUMB
"1" means to push the FIRST lever with your INDEX finger
"2" means to push the SECOND lever with your MIDDLE finger
"3" means to push the THIRD lever with you RING finger
"12" means to push both the FIRST and SECOND levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
"23" means to push the SECOND and THIRD levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
"13" means to push the FIRST and THIRD levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
"123" means to push the FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
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 yours. The concert pitch (sounding pitch) is always a perfect 5th below the written note (what you play). The interactive fingering chart will help you train your ear...
Anytime you are playing on the Bb side of the double horn you must push the TRIGGER with the THUMB
"1" means to push the FIRST lever with your INDEX finger
"2" means to push the SECOND lever with your MIDDLE finger
"3" means to push the THIRD lever with you RING finger
"12" means to push both the FIRST and SECOND levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
"23" means to push the SECOND and THIRD levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
"13" means to push the FIRST and THIRD levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
"123" means to push the FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD levers simultaneously with their corresponding fingers
Single Bb Horn
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Single F Horn
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Double Horn
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F Chromatic Scale: Playing all the notes in the fingering chart in half notes.