B♭ Clarinet

F♯5 on the B♭ Clarinet

Written F♯5 — sounds concert E5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

F♯5
Concert E5
Written F♯5 on the treble staff

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.