Bass Clarinet
E5 on the Bass Clarinet
Written E5 — sounds concert D4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E5
Concert D4
Register key plus thumb and five fingers. The clarion on bass is its most reliable register — the broad, cello-like sound the instrument is prized for.
About this note
Register key plus thumb and five fingers. The clarion on bass is its most reliable register — the broad, cello-like sound the instrument is prized for.
- 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)
- Written pitch: E5 · Concert pitch: D4
- Sounding frequency: 293.66 Hz
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.