Bass Clarinet

F5 on the Bass Clarinet

Written F5 — sounds concert E♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

F5
Concert E♭4
Written F5 on the treble staff

Register key, thumb and left hand plus the right index finger. Slur F5–E5–D5 and drop the right-hand fingers together.

About this note

Register key, thumb and left hand plus the right index finger. Slur F5–E5–D5 and drop the right-hand fingers together.

  • Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4)
  • Written pitch: F5 · Concert pitch: E♭4
  • Sounding frequency: 311.13 Hz

Trill fingerings

  • F5F♯5 (Trill the 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

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.