page_title: Native American flute
section_title: Fingering
hierarchical_section_title: Native American flute / Music / Fingering
caption_attribution_description: English: Fingering for the primary scale (pentatonic minor) on many contemporary Native American flutes.
context_page_description: The Native American flute is a flute that is held in front of the person playing it, has open holes for the player's fingers, and has two separate parts: one for the breath of the person playing the flute and another that makes the sound of the flute.
  The player breathes into one end of the flute. A block on the outside of the flute directs the player's breath from the first part to the second part, causing air to vibrate in the second part. The vibration causes a steady resonance of air in the second part that creates sound.
  Native American flutes are made in many different designs, sizes, and variations — far more other woodwind instruments.
context_section_description: Most Native American flutes have either five finger holes or six finger holes. However, a flute may have no finger holes or as many as seven finger holes, including a hole for the thumb. Different makers employ different musical scales and fingerings for their flutes.
caption: Fingering for the main musical scale (pentatonic minor) on many Native American flutes.
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