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C6 on the Bass Clarinet

To play C6 on bass clarinet: Left hand: register key, thumb.

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BackThroat keysLeft handSide keysRight handL pinkyR pinkyRegister key: pressedRThumb hole: pressedTA key: openAG♯ key: openG♯Left index (hole 1): open1Left middle (hole 2): open2Left sliver key: openslLeft ring (hole 3): open3Side key 1: opens1Side key 2: opens2Side key 3: opens3Side key 4: opens4Right index (hole 4): open4Right middle (hole 5): open5Right sliver key: opensrRight ring (hole 6): open6Left pinky E/B key: openELeft pinky F♯/C♯ key: openF♯Left pinky F/C key: openFLeft pinky C♯/G♯ key: openC♯Right pinky E/B key: openERight pinky F♯/C♯ key: openF♯Right pinky F/C key: openFRight pinky A♭/E♭ key: openA♭Low E♭ extension key: openE♭
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C6
Left hand: register key, thumb
Written
C6
Sounds
B♭4
C6 on the treble staff

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Tip · C6

The altissimo above C6 on bass clarinet uses different vents and half-hole fingerings from the soprano, so it is not listed here.

Trill fingering: C6 to D6

E♭3Low E♭E3Low EF3Low FF♯3Low F♯G3Low GG♯3Low G♯A3Low AB♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4Low DE♭4Low E♭E4F4F♯4G4Throat GG♯4Throat G♯A4Throat AB♭4Throat B♭B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6
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Tip · C6

The altissimo above C6 on bass clarinet uses different vents and half-hole fingerings from the soprano, so it is not listed here.

Trill fingering: C6 to D6

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Trill fingering from C6

Hold the first note and shake the key drawn in green: press it and let it go, fast.

  • TrillC6 → D6

    HoldC6: Left hand: register key, thumb

    ShakeG♯ key

    Trill the side G♯ key. Full fingering with the trill key down: Register key + Thumb hole + G♯ key.

Gold (filled): hold these downGreen with a dark ring: shake this key, press and release it fast

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About this note

C6 is written C6 and sounds concert B♭4.

Register key and thumb, everything else open — the top of the clarion register and the top of this chart. The altissimo above C6 on bass clarinet uses different vents and half-hole fingerings from the soprano, so it is not listed here.

  • Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole
  • Written pitch: C6 · Concert pitch: B♭4
  • Sounding frequency: 466.16 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Register key
  • Thumb hole

Trill fingerings

  • C6 ↔ D6 (Trill the side G♯ key): Register key + Thumb hole + G♯ key

Questions

How do you play C6 on bass clarinet?

To play C6 on bass clarinet: Left hand: register key, thumb. C6 is written C6 and sounds concert B♭4. Press: Register key, Thumb hole.

Is C6 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ bass clarinet it sounds concert B♭4.

What is the trill fingering for C6?

To D6: Trill the side G♯ 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.