B♭ Clarinet
F♯5 on the B♭ Clarinet
Written F♯5 — sounds concert E5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F♯5
Concert E5
Like low B, clarion F♯ uses the right middle finger by itself — easy to finger wrongly by putting the index finger down instead. The sliver key gives the same pitch without shifting the right hand.
About this note
Like low B, clarion F♯ uses the right middle finger by itself — easy to finger wrongly by putting the index finger down instead. The sliver key gives the same pitch without shifting the right hand.
- Primary fingering: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right middle (hole 5)
- Written pitch: F♯5 · Concert pitch: E5
- Sounding frequency: 659.26 Hz
Alternate fingerings for F♯5
- B/F♯ sliver key: Register key + Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4) + Right sliver key. Use for chromatic movement between F and F♯ so the right hand can stay still.
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.