Bass Clarinet
Throat A on the Bass Clarinet
Written A4 — sounds concert G3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A4
Concert G3Beginner note
The A throat lever alone. Practise A–B♭ as one motion with the left index finger rolling between the two levers — the bass's larger keys make the roll a bigger movement than on soprano.
About this note
The A throat lever alone. Practise A–B♭ as one motion with the left index finger rolling between the two levers — the bass's larger keys make the roll a bigger movement than on soprano.
- Primary fingering: A key
- Written pitch: A4 · Concert pitch: G3
- Sounding frequency: 196.00 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Throat A
- Resonance fingering (right-hand shading): A key + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky F/C key. Use on sustained throat A to fill out the sound and settle the pitch.
Trill fingerings
- Throat A ↔ B♭4 (Trill the second side key): A key + Side key 2
- Throat A ↔ B4 (Trill the first side key, which avoids crossing the break): A key + Side key 1
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.