B♭ Clarinet
Altissimo B on the B♭ Clarinet
Written B6 — sounds concert A6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B6
Concert A6
B6 returns to a tidy two-fingers-per-hand shape with the side G♯ key venting. Approach it by slurring up from F♯6 and G6 so the voicing has somewhere to travel.
About this note
B6 returns to a tidy two-fingers-per-hand shape with the side G♯ key venting. Approach it by slurring up from F♯6 and G6 so the voicing has somewhere to travel.
- Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + G♯ key + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5)
- Written pitch: B6 · Concert pitch: A6
- Sounding frequency: 1760.00 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Altissimo B
- Without the side G♯ key: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right pinky F♯/C♯ key. Use when the neighbouring notes do not need the G♯ lever, so the left index finger can stay flat on its hole.
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.