Blank Native American flute Tablature

This page has PDF files that let you print out templates for writing or transcribing sheet music for the Native American flute. Each page has blank staves for writing music in Nakai Tablature as well as finger diagrams with open holes that can be filled in by hand.

Each file has versions are included finger diagrams for six hole flutes, five hole flutes and Anasazi-style five hole flutes , Four hole flutes in Mojave style, Yuma style, and four hole flutes with an uneven spacing , and Papago-style three hole flutes (without a thumb hole) and (with a thumb hole). In addition, the US Letter PDF files have sets of pages for seven hole flutes in 3-4 configuration, 4-3 configuration, and with a thumb hole, eight hole flutes, and Baroque / English Recorders . For each version has a small and a large variation, and two pages are provided for each: a “first page” with room for the title and author, and a “second page” that can be used for subsequent pages.

There are different PDF files for printing on different sizes of paper as well as the orientation of the finger diagrams.

Click on the images for each style of blank staff papaer to download the corresponding PDF file:

	Mouth-end Up finger diagrams With staff lines U. S. Letter Size Paper Paper size: 8½″ × 11″ (215.9 × 279.4 mm) Page margins: 5⁄8″ (0.625″, 15.875 mm) on all sides 53-page PDF file
	Mouth-end Down finger diagrams With staff lines U. S. Letter Size Paper Paper size: 8½″ × 11″ (215.9 × 279.4 mm) Page margins: 5⁄8″ (0.625″, 15.875 mm) on all sides 53-page PDF file
	Mouth-end Up finger diagrams No staff lines U. S. Letter Size Paper Paper size: 8½″ × 11″ (215.9 × 279.4 mm) 5-page PDF file This file was provided courtesy of John Ellis of Turtle Mound Flutes
	Mouth-end Down finger diagrams No staff lines U. S. Letter Size Paper Paper size: 8½″ × 11″ (215.9 × 279.4 mm) 5-page PDF file This file was provided courtesy of John Ellis of Turtle Mound Flutes
	Mouth-end Up finger diagrams With staff lines European A4 Size Paper Paper size: A4 (210 × 297 mm, 8.27″ × 11.69″) Page margins: 15 mm (0.59″) on all sides 33-page PDF file
	Mouth-end Down finger diagrams With staff lines European A4 Size Paper Paper size: A4 (210 × 297 mm, 8.27″ × 11.69″) Page margins: 15 mm (0.59″) on all sides 33-page PDF file

Version Information

October 17, 2011

Added five new fonts to the US Letter PDF files.

If you have any comments on these pages, or would like to see other versions, please contact me with your suggestions.