%%fingering IW2 %%setfont-1 Helvetica 12 X:1 T:Hold 5 Fingering C:$1 This scale is known as Blues Major Pentatonic, C: C:$1 and sometimes called Folk Pentatonic C: C:$1 or Appalachian Pentatonic M:none L:1/4 K:D D | E | G | A | B | d | e | x | x |
This simple fingering on the Major flutes overlaps the Pentatonic scales of the contemporary NAF. The following table provides which keys of flute that play easily together:
MAJ: Hold 5 fingering | G | A♭ G♯ |
A | B♭ A♯ |
B | C | D♭ C♯ |
D | E♭ D♯ |
E | F | G♭ F♯ |
NAF: Hold 3 fingering | Am | B♭m A♯m |
Bm | Cm | D♭m C♯m |
Dm | E♭m D♯m |
Em | Fm | G♭m F♯m |
Gm | A♭m G♯m |
NAF: Hold 4 fingering | Em | Fm | G♭m F♯m |
Gm | A♭m G♯m |
Am | B♭m A♯m |
Bm | Cm | D♭m C♯m |
Dm | E♭m D♯m |