Bass Clarinet

Low C♯ on the Bass Clarinet

Written C♯4 — sounds concert B2. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯4
Concert B2Beginner note
Written C♯4 on the treble staff

Low C plus the left little-finger C♯/G♯ key, which has no right-hand twin. The vent is small, so the note is veiled on every clarinet and doubly so on bass; answer with air, not jaw.

About this note

Low C plus the left little-finger C♯/G♯ key, which has no right-hand twin. The vent is small, so the note is veiled on every clarinet and doubly so on bass; answer with air, not jaw.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Left pinky C♯/G♯ key
  • Written pitch: C♯4 · Concert pitch: B2
  • Sounding frequency: 123.47 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.