Flute
B♭5 on the Flute
Written B♭5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B♭5
The same "one and one" B-flat an octave up: left first plus right first finger, thumb still on the B key. Switch to the thumb lever only when no B natural is coming, or the change back will catch you out.
About this note
The same "one and one" B-flat an octave up: left first plus right first finger, thumb still on the B key. Switch to the thumb lever only when no B natural is coming, or the change back will catch you out.
- Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Right index (key 4) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: B♭5
- Sounding frequency: 932.33 Hz
Alternate fingerings for B♭5
- Thumb B-flat (Briccialdi lever): Thumb B♭ lever (Briccialdi) + Left index (key 1) + E♭ key (right little finger). Use when the passage sits in a flat key and contains no B natural; the thumb stays on the B-flat lever throughout.
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