Bass Clarinet

Low G on the Bass Clarinet

Written G3 — sounds concert F2. Tap the diagram to hear it.

G3
Concert F2Beginner note
Written G3 on the treble staff

All six holes and the thumb, no little-finger key — the reference note for the bottom of the horn. A bass clarinet's holes are covered by plateau keys, so the seal comes from firm finger pressure rather than the exact fingertip placement a soprano player worries about.

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All six holes and the thumb, no little-finger key — the reference note for the bottom of the horn. A bass clarinet's holes are covered by plateau keys, so the seal comes from firm finger pressure rather than the exact fingertip placement a soprano player worries about.

  • Primary fingering: 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)
  • Written pitch: G3 · Concert pitch: F2
  • Sounding frequency: 87.31 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.