🎶 Recorder: fingering chart and first songs
Pick a note to see which holes to cover, and hear what it should sound like. Then learn five easy songs, starting with just three notes.
Getting the chart ready…
This chart is for the soprano recorder most schools use (the common “baroque” kind). Cover the holes with the soft pads of your fingers, not the tips, and blow gently. A squeak almost always means a finger is not quite covering a hole, or the breath is too hard. Sharps and flats come later; these eight notes play all five songs. The page plays and shows only: it never listens through a microphone.
Also learn the ukulele, keep a steady beat with the Metronome, or find the notes on the piano. More first songs are on the easy songs top ten.