B♭ Clarinet

F♯4 on the B♭ Clarinet

Written F♯4 — sounds concert E4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

F♯4
Concert E4Beginner note
Written F♯4 on the treble staff

The standard F♯ takes the thumb off the hole and puts the left index finger down — the thumb hole opens here and stays open through the throat tones above. A chromatic version on the two lower side keys leaves the thumb and index finger untouched.

About this note

The standard F♯ takes the thumb off the hole and puts the left index finger down — the thumb hole opens here and stays open through the throat tones above. A chromatic version on the two lower side keys leaves the thumb and index finger untouched.

  • Primary fingering: Left index (hole 1)
  • Written pitch: F♯4 · Concert pitch: E4
  • Sounding frequency: 329.63 Hz

Alternate fingerings for F♯4

  • Chromatic F♯ (side keys 3 and 4): Thumb hole + Side key 3 + Side key 4. Use next to F4 so the thumb and left index finger can stay exactly where they are.

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.