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D5 on the Bass Clarinet

To play D5 on bass clarinet: Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6.

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BackThroat keysLeft handSide keysRight handL pinkyR pinkyRegister key: pressedRThumb hole: pressedTA key: openAG♯ key: openG♯Left index (hole 1): pressed1Left middle (hole 2): pressed2Left sliver key: openslLeft ring (hole 3): pressed3Side key 1: opens1Side key 2: opens2Side key 3: opens3Side key 4: opens4Right index (hole 4): pressed4Right middle (hole 5): pressed5Right sliver key: opensrRight ring (hole 6): pressed6Left 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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D5
Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6
Written
D5
Sounds
C4
D5 on the treble staff

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  • 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)
Tip · D5

Tune D5 against low G with only the register key moving; the twelfth should be pure.

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 · D5

Tune D5 against low G with only the register key moving; the twelfth should be pure.

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Previous noteC♯5Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + left little-finger F♯/C♯ keyNext noteE♭5Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + right little-finger A♭/E♭ keyFull chartAll 34 bass clarinet notesThe whole fingering chartScaleConcert B♭ majorWritten C major, fingering under every noteTrainerNote trainerRead treble clef notesPrintPrintable PDFLetter · A4 · blank

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D5 is written D5 and sounds concert C4.

Register key, thumb and six fingers with no pinky key — the clarion twin of low G. Tune D5 against low G with only the register key moving; the twelfth should be pure.

  • 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)
  • Written pitch: D5 · Concert pitch: C4
  • Sounding frequency: 261.63 Hz

What to press, key by 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)

Questions

How do you play D5 on bass clarinet?

To play D5 on bass clarinet: Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6. D5 is written D5 and sounds concert C4. Press: 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).

Is D5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ bass clarinet it sounds concert C4.

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.