| Native American Flute Pairings for 3rd and 5th Harmony (actual pitch) | Courtesy of White Crow Flutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Above | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | |||||||||
| PRIMARY KEY | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | ||||||
| 3rd Below | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | |||||||||
| 5th Above | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | |||||||||||
| PRIMARY KEY | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | ||||||
| 5th Below | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | |||||||||||
| Color Key for Octaves | The tables above are designed to help the player determine an appropriate pairing of flutes for harmony duet play. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The tables show the flute keys most commonly produced currently by the popular flute makers . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below Middle C | To use the chart - pick the table for your desired harmony, 3rd or 5th, and then locate the key of flute you wish to have | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle C | harmonized with on the chart in the "PRIMARY" column. From that position on the chart you can read the key of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Above Middle C | the flute which will harmonize with it by reading key on the line above or below the PRIMARY key line. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The fact that a flute pairing is correct for harmony play does not assure that the flutes will sound harmonious. If the players are playing the same fingering at the same | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| time will sound more hamonious while different fingerings may make it sound less harmonious. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||