B♭ Clarinet

A5 on the B♭ Clarinet

Written A5 — sounds concert G5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

A5
Concert G5
Written A5 on the treble staff

Thumb and the first two left-hand fingers with the register key. A5 normally sits sharp, and it is worth checking against low D, which uses the same holes a twelfth below.

About this note

Thumb and the first two left-hand fingers with the register key. A5 normally sits sharp, and it is worth checking against low D, which uses the same holes a twelfth below.

  • Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2)
  • Written pitch: A5 · Concert pitch: G5
  • Sounding frequency: 783.99 Hz

Trill fingerings

  • A5B♭5 (Trill the left-hand E♭/B♭ sliver key): Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left sliver key

B♭ 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.