B♭ Clarinet

Low D on the B♭ Clarinet

Written D4 — sounds concert C4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

D4
Concert C4Beginner note
Written D4 on the treble staff

Thumb plus the first two left-hand fingers. Low D is the twelfth below clarion A, so the pair makes a useful tuning check: if A5 is sharp, sound this D against it.

About this note

Thumb plus the first two left-hand fingers. Low D is the twelfth below clarion A, so the pair makes a useful tuning check: if A5 is sharp, sound this D against it.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2)
  • Written pitch: D4 · Concert pitch: C4
  • Sounding frequency: 261.63 Hz

Trill fingerings

  • Low DE♭4 (Trill the left-hand E♭/B♭ sliver key): Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left sliver key

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.