Bass Clarinet
F♯5 on the Bass Clarinet
Written F♯5 — sounds concert E4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F♯5
Concert E4
The fork fingering plus the register key. As on the soprano, the sliver-key alternate is smoother in chromatic passages.
About this note
The fork fingering plus the register key. As on the soprano, the sliver-key alternate is smoother in chromatic passages.
- Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right middle (hole 5)
- Written pitch: F♯5 · Concert pitch: E4
- Sounding frequency: 329.63 Hz
Alternate fingerings for F♯5
- B/F♯ sliver key: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4) + Right sliver key. Use for chromatic movement between F and F♯ so the right hand can stay still.
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.