B♭ Clarinet
Altissimo E♭ on the B♭ Clarinet
Written E♭6 — sounds concert D♭6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E♭6
Concert D♭6
One of the few standard fingerings that uses the right-hand sliver key. If it will not speak, check that the vented left index hole is genuinely uncovered and keep the throat open instead of squeezing.
About this note
One of the few standard fingerings that uses the right-hand sliver key. If it will not speak, check that the vented left index hole is genuinely uncovered and keep the throat open instead of squeezing.
- Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4) + Right sliver key + Right pinky A♭/E♭ key
- Written pitch: E♭6 · Concert pitch: D♭6
- Sounding frequency: 1108.73 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Altissimo E♭
- Right ring finger vent: Register key + Thumb hole + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky A♭/E♭ key. Use when arriving from clarion notes that already have the right hand down.
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.