B♭ Clarinet
Throat G on the B♭ Clarinet
Written G4 — sounds concert F4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
G4
Concert F4Beginner note
Open G: nothing pressed at all. With no vent and a short tube the note is bright and tends sharp, so covering the right hand as a resonance fingering is the standard way to darken it and blend with the section.
About this note
Open G: nothing pressed at all. With no vent and a short tube the note is bright and tends sharp, so covering the right hand as a resonance fingering is the standard way to darken it and blend with the section.
- Primary fingering:
- Written pitch: G4 · Concert pitch: F4
- Sounding frequency: 349.23 Hz
Alternate fingerings for Throat G
- Resonance fingering (right hand down): Right index (hole 4) + Right middle (hole 5) + Right ring (hole 6). Use on sustained or exposed G, where the right hand is free, to fill out a thin tone.
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.