Bass Clarinet

Throat G on the Bass Clarinet

Written G4 — sounds concert F3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

G4
Concert F3Beginner note
Written G4 on the treble staff

Open G: nothing covered at all. It sounds concert F3 and is the least resonant note on the horn; on bass it can honk if attacked hard, so ease into it.

About this note

Open G: nothing covered at all. It sounds concert F3 and is the least resonant note on the horn; on bass it can honk if attacked hard, so ease into it.

  • Primary fingering:
  • Written pitch: G4 · Concert pitch: F3
  • Sounding frequency: 174.61 Hz

Alternate fingerings for Throat G

  • Resonance fingering (right hand down): Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6). Use on sustained or exposed G, where the right hand is free, to fill out a thin tone.

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.