Bass Clarinet
C5 on the Bass Clarinet
Written C5 — sounds concert B♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
C5
Concert B♭3Beginner note
Register key, all six fingers and the F/C pinky key. Sounds concert B♭3, the band tuning note — bass clarinets often tune here.
About this note
Register key, all six fingers and the F/C pinky key. Sounds concert B♭3, the band tuning note — bass clarinets often tune here.
- Primary fingering: 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
- Written pitch: C5 · Concert pitch: B♭3
- Sounding frequency: 233.08 Hz
Alternate fingerings for C5
- Left little-finger F/C key: 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). Use when the right little finger is already on the E/B or A♭/E♭ key.
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.