Flute

A♭5 on the Flute

Written A♭5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

A♭5
Written A♭5 on the treble staff

The left little finger takes the G-sharp key again, an octave above A-flat 4. This note easily sounds thin, so keep the left hand loose — squeezing the G-sharp lever tightens the whole hand and closes the embouchure with it.

About this note

The left little finger takes the G-sharp key again, an octave above A-flat 4. This note easily sounds thin, so keep the left hand loose — squeezing the G-sharp lever tightens the whole hand and closes the embouchure with it.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + G♯ key (left little finger) + E♭ key (right little finger)
  • Written pitch: A♭5
  • Sounding frequency: 830.61 Hz

Flute 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.