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| Extended Finger Chart First Octave B
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| B on the knee
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This is the normal on the knee b note. From G to B is a major third and as such the B needs to be flat to harmonise with the drones. The lower hand note holes can be uncovered for tonal effects. Trill. A semitone trill, B- C, natural can be played by rapidly opening and closing the C natural key. Tuning 10 cents flat. |
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Number 26
B off the knee
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X | XOO | XXXX | O The off the knee fingering. This can be used to swell the on knee method of playing.
Tuning 10 cents flat. |
| Number 27 B One finger  |
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X | XOX | XXXX | X
I know this is the same fingering for the fingered Bb above but its use as a b note is quite special. When played as a tight b there is not enough time to hear its pitch accurately. It adds crispness to the B C D tight triplet that is frequently used in dance music. See No.52, one fingered 2nd octave G, for a discussion on combining these two notes. Tuning 60 cents flats. (I said it was flat) |