Bass Clarinet
Low F♯ on the Bass Clarinet
Written F♯3 — sounds concert E2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F♯3
Concert E2Beginner note
One more pad closed below the tone holes than low G. Take it on the left little finger so E–F–F♯ alternates between the hands, exactly as on the soprano clarinet.
About this note
One more pad closed below the tone holes than low G. Take it on the left little finger so E–F–F♯ alternates between the hands, exactly as on the soprano clarinet.
- Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Left pinky F♯/C♯ key + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6)
- Written pitch: F♯3 · Concert pitch: E2
- Sounding frequency: 82.41 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Low F♯
- Right little-finger F♯/C♯ key: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky F♯/C♯ key. Switch to the right side when the left little finger is needed for low E, low F or low C♯.
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.