B♭ Clarinet

Throat G on the B♭ Clarinet

Written G4 — sounds concert F4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

G4
Concert F4Beginner note
Written G4 on the treble staff

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.