B♭ Clarinet
Altissimo F on the B♭ Clarinet
Written F6 — sounds concert E♭6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F6
Concert E♭6
The left little-finger C♯/G♯ key joins in as a second vent. A fully covered version also exists that slurs far better from the clarion register and holds together at soft dynamics.
About this note
The left little-finger C♯/G♯ key joins in as a second vent. A fully covered version also exists that slurs far better from the clarion register and holds together at soft dynamics.
- Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Left pinky C♯/G♯ key + Right pinky A♭/E♭ key
- Written pitch: F6 · Concert pitch: E♭6
- Sounding frequency: 1244.51 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Altissimo F
- Covered F: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Left pinky C♯/G♯ key + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6). Use for slurring up from the lower registers and for quiet playing, where the vented fingering can misfire.
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.