Bass Clarinet
Throat G♯ on the Bass Clarinet
Written G♯4 — sounds concert G♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
G♯4
Concert G♭3Beginner note
The G♯ throat lever with everything else open. Throat notes on bass are thin and slightly sharp; adding right-hand fingers (the resonance fingering) darkens and steadies them.
About this note
The G♯ throat lever with everything else open. Throat notes on bass are thin and slightly sharp; adding right-hand fingers (the resonance fingering) darkens and steadies them.
- Primary fingering: G♯ key
- Written pitch: G♯4 · Concert pitch: G♭3
- Sounding frequency: 185.00 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Throat G♯
- Resonance fingering (right hand down): G♯ key + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6). Use when G♯ is held or exposed and the right hand is otherwise idle.
Trill fingerings
- Throat G♯ ↔ A4 (Trill the second side key): G♯ key + Side key 2
- Throat G♯ ↔ B♭4 (Trill the first side key): G♯ 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.