Bass Clarinet

C♯5 on the Bass Clarinet

Written C♯5 — sounds concert B3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯5
Concert B3
Written C♯5 on the treble staff

The clarion F♯/C♯ fingering: register key plus the little-finger F♯/C♯ key. Alternate between the two pinkies as the surrounding notes demand.

About this note

The clarion F♯/C♯ fingering: register key plus the little-finger F♯/C♯ key. Alternate between the two pinkies as the surrounding notes demand.

  • Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Left pinky F♯/C♯ key + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6)
  • Written pitch: C♯5 · Concert pitch: B3
  • Sounding frequency: 246.94 Hz

Alternate fingerings for C♯5

  • Right little-finger F♯/C♯ key: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky F♯/C♯ key. Use when the left little finger is needed for B, C or G♯ nearby.

Bass Clarinet fingering data last updated . Every diagram here, in the printable PDF and in the chart image comes from one dataset, so the paper and the screen cannot disagree.