Bass Clarinet
Low D on the Bass Clarinet
Written D4 — sounds concert C3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
D4
Concert C3Beginner note
Thumb plus the left index and middle fingers. Low D sounds concert C3, the C below the bass clef staff — the note a bass clarinet reads in treble clef but plays down where the cellos live.
About this note
Thumb plus the left index and middle fingers. Low D sounds concert C3, the C below the bass clef staff — the note a bass clarinet reads in treble clef but plays down where the cellos live.
- Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2)
- Written pitch: D4 · Concert pitch: C3
- Sounding frequency: 130.81 Hz
Trill fingerings
- Low D ↔ E♭4 (Trill the left-hand E♭/B♭ sliver key): Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left 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.