B♭ Clarinet
Throat G♯ on the B♭ Clarinet
Written G♯4 — sounds concert F♯4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
G♯4
Concert F♯4Beginner note
The side G♯ key is pressed by the base of the left index finger, so the finger rolls down instead of lifting off. Throat G♯ is the airiest, sharpest note on the instrument — cover down with the right hand whenever the passage lets you.
About this note
The side G♯ key is pressed by the base of the left index finger, so the finger rolls down instead of lifting off. Throat G♯ is the airiest, sharpest note on the instrument — cover down with the right hand whenever the passage lets you.
- Primary fingering: G♯ key
- Written pitch: G♯4 · Concert pitch: F♯4
- Sounding frequency: 369.99 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Throat G♯
- Resonance fingering (right hand down): G♯ key + Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6). Use when G♯ is held or exposed and the right hand is otherwise idle.
Trill fingerings
- Throat G♯ ↔ A4 (Trill the second side key): G♯ key + Side key 2
- Throat G♯ ↔ B♭4 (Trill the first side key): G♯ 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.