B♭ Clarinet
C5 on the B♭ Clarinet
Written C5 — sounds concert B♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
C5
Concert B♭4Beginner note
Third-space C is the low F fingering with the register key added. If it screams out as a harmonic instead, the register key is leaking or the thumb is only half covering its hole.
About this note
Third-space C is the low F fingering with the register key added. If it screams out as a harmonic instead, the register key is leaking or the thumb is only half covering its hole.
- Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky F/C key
- Written pitch: C5 · Concert pitch: B♭4
- Sounding frequency: 466.16 Hz
Alternate fingerings for C5
- Left little-finger F/C key: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Left pinky F/C key + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6). Use when the right little finger is already on the E/B or A♭/E♭ 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.