As you must know, baritone is a brass instrument that makes beautiful sounds and all over the world, many variations of Baritone are played by its practitioners. The music arrangers write the music of baritone in bass clef, which is read and accordingly played by the musicians. The paper which contains these musical notes is called a Baritone finger chart and players who use this instrument usually know how to read the Baritone finger chart to play the music along with the arranger.

By saying this, I certainly do not mean that Baritone fingering chart is used only by the beginners. Even veterans who have been playing for many years use these Baritone finger chart. Actually it is through memory that baritone is played and there are some chords that the player can memorize but then there are some rare chords also which are required very few times. It is theses rare notes that Baritone fingering chart contains. These charts are easily available everywhere and can even be downloaded fro the net.

Though the notes on the Baritone chart are easy to understand and a player who has some practice can use the charts easily, there are some points that any player must keep in mind before he uses the Baritone finger chart. 

There have been instances when those who are new to playing baritone have found it difficult to play the notes given in a Baritone finger chart. They said that the notes written on the chart were complicated and that they could not move their fingers fast enough to play the music correctly. However, majority of the players find these Baritone finger chart very helpful and say that the chart makes even a complicated tune very simple and this enables them to save on their breath and therefore, energy. They also vouch for the efficacy of these charts saying that they are better equipped and feel as if they are playing the tune in a better way than if playing without these charts.

In fact, these charts are prepared by the arranger to facilitate easy playing by those assisting him in a performance, and so are in effect, guidance from the arranger while in the midst of a performance.

Listening to a performance by musicians playing baritone can be quite mesmerizing, and if the arranger has given the musicians Baritone finger chart, it significantly improves the performance of the musicians. Even listeners tell the difference between the quality when Baritone finger chart is used by the musicians.