B♭ Clarinet
Low F♯ on the B♭ Clarinet
Written F♯3 — sounds concert E3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F♯3
Concert E3Beginner note
Low F♯ closes one more pad below the tone holes than low G does. Learning it on the left little finger keeps E–F–F♯ alternating between the hands, which is exactly why the clarinet carries duplicate keys.
About this note
Low F♯ closes one more pad below the tone holes than low G does. Learning it on the left little finger keeps E–F–F♯ alternating between the hands, which is exactly why the clarinet carries duplicate keys.
- Primary fingering: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Left pinky F♯/C♯ key + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6)
- Written pitch: F♯3 · Concert pitch: E3
- Sounding frequency: 164.81 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Low F♯
- Right little-finger F♯/C♯ key: Thumb hole + Left index (hole 1) + Left middle (hole 2) + Left ring (hole 3) + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky F♯/C♯ key. Switch to the right side when the left little finger is needed for low E, low F or low C♯.
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.