B♭ Clarinet
Throat A on the B♭ Clarinet
Written A4 — sounds concert G4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A4
Concert G4Beginner note
Roll the left index finger upward onto the A key — the finger pivots and never leaves the instrument. Throat A usually sounds sharp and hollow, and putting the right hand down is the long-standing cure.
About this note
Roll the left index finger upward onto the A key — the finger pivots and never leaves the instrument. Throat A usually sounds sharp and hollow, and putting the right hand down is the long-standing cure.
- Primary fingering: A key
- Written pitch: A4 · Concert pitch: G4
- Sounding frequency: 392.00 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Throat A
- Resonance fingering (right-hand shading): A key + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6) + Right pinky F/C key. Use on sustained throat A to fill out the sound and settle the pitch.
Trill fingerings
- Throat A ↔ B♭4 (Trill the second side key): A key + Side key 2
- Throat A ↔ B4 (Trill the first side key, which avoids crossing the break): A key + Side key 1
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.