B♭ Clarinet

Low C on the B♭ Clarinet

Written C4 — sounds concert B♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C4
Concert B♭3Beginner note
Written C4 on the treble staff

Left hand and thumb down, right hand completely off — the ledger-line C below the staff. Keep the right hand curved over its holes rather than drifting away, or the return to B and B♭ arrives late.

About this note

Left hand and thumb down, right hand completely off — the ledger-line C below the staff. Keep the right hand curved over its holes rather than drifting away, or the return to B and B♭ arrives late.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3)
  • Written pitch: C4 · Concert pitch: B♭3
  • Sounding frequency: 233.08 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.