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E♭5 on the Bass Clarinet

To play E♭5 on bass clarinet: Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + right little-finger A♭/E♭ key.

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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: pressedA♭Low E♭ extension key: openE♭
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E♭5
Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + right little-finger A♭/E♭ key
Written
E♭5
Sounds
D♭4
E♭5 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)
  • Right pinky A♭/E♭ key
Tip · E♭5

Hold it fully down; a half-pressed pad on a bass produces a note that gurgles.

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 · E♭5

Hold it fully down; a half-pressed pad on a bass produces a note that gurgles.

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Previous noteD5Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6Next noteE5Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5Full 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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E♭5 is written E♭5 and sounds concert D♭4.

Add the A♭/E♭ pinky key to D5. Hold it fully down; a half-pressed pad on a bass produces a note that gurgles.

  • 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 A♭/E♭ key
  • Written pitch: E♭5 · Concert pitch: D♭4
  • Sounding frequency: 277.18 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)
  • Right pinky A♭/E♭ key

Questions

How do you play E♭5 on bass clarinet?

To play E♭5 on bass clarinet: Left hand: register key, thumb, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + right little-finger A♭/E♭ key. E♭5 is written E♭5 and sounds concert D♭4. 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), Right pinky A♭/E♭ key.

Is E♭5 written or concert pitch?

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

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.