French horn fingering chart
Every fingering for the french horn in F, from low to high. Valve 1 lowers by two semitones, valve 2 by one, valve 3 by three.
| Note | Valves | |
|---|---|---|
| B2 | 1+2+3 | |
| C3 | 1+3 | |
| C#3 | 2+3 | |
| D3 | 1+2 | |
| D#3 | 1 | |
| E3 | 2 | |
| F3 | open | |
| F#3 | 1+2+3 | |
| G3 | 1+3 | |
| G#3 | 2+3 | |
| A3 | 1+2 | |
| A#3 | 1 | |
| B3 | 2 | |
| C4 | open | |
| C#4 | 2+3 | |
| D4 | 1+2 | |
| D#4 | 1 | |
| E4 | 2 | |
| F4 | open | |
| F#4 | 1+2 | |
| G4 | 1 | |
| G#4 | 2 | |
| A4 | open | |
| A#4 | 1 | |
| B4 | 2 | |
| C5 | open | |
| C#5 | 1 | |
| D5 | 2 | |
| D#5 | open | |
| E5 | 2 | |
| F5 | open | |
| F#5 | 2 | |
| G5 | open |
Valve 1 lowers by two semitones, valve 2 by one, valve 3 by three. Every fingering here is computed from that rather than copied — and the one using the fewest valves is always chosen.
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