Recorder · treble clef
Highest Note on Recorder
The highest note on this chart is D, written just above the second ledger line above the staff. Advanced players can sometimes go higher, but notes above this vary a lot from player to player and instrument to instrument.
Sounds an octave higher
D
Cover or press: thumb pinched (bend it to leave a small gap at the top of the hole), left first finger, left third finger, right first finger and right third finger (both small holes).
Alternate fingering
Nearby notes
Small thumb gap and fast, steady air.
The hardest note on the recorder, and this fingering can be out of tune on some recorders. If it is, sit down and use the alternate: high D fingering with the end of the recorder closed against your knee.
See every note on one page in the recorder fingering chart.