B♭ Clarinet

E5 on the B♭ Clarinet

Written E5 — sounds concert D5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

E5
Concert D5
Written E5 on the treble staff

Lift the right ring finger from long D. E5 speaks easily but rises when you push, so let the air carry it rather than the embouchure.

About this note

Lift the right ring finger from long D. E5 speaks easily but rises when you push, so let the air carry it rather than the embouchure.

  • 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)
  • Written pitch: E5 · Concert pitch: D5
  • Sounding frequency: 587.33 Hz

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.