B♭ Clarinet
Altissimo F♯ on the B♭ Clarinet
Written F♯6 — sounds concert E6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F♯6
Concert E6
The basic fingering is sparse — register, thumb, left middle finger and the A♭/E♭ key. Two heavier alternatives are widely taught because they pitch more accurately and speak at any volume, which matters on an exposed entry.
About this note
The basic fingering is sparse — register, thumb, left middle finger and the A♭/E♭ key. Two heavier alternatives are widely taught because they pitch more accurately and speak at any volume, which matters on an exposed entry.
- Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left middle (hole 2) + Right pinky A♭/E♭ key
- Written pitch: F♯6 · Concert pitch: E6
- Sounding frequency: 1318.51 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Altissimo F♯
- Left hand with the lowest side key: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Side key 4 + Right pinky A♭/E♭ key. Use when pitch accuracy matters and for wide leaps — it responds at every dynamic.
- Covered F♯: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky A♭/E♭ key. Use for slurs out of the clarion register and for sustained notes at the extremes of the dynamic range.
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.