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E5 on the Flute

To play E5 on flute: Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5 + E♭ key.

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Back / thumbLeft handTrill keysRight handE♭ keyFoot jointThumb B key: pressedBThumb B♭ lever (Briccialdi): openB♭Left index (key 1): pressed1Left middle (key 2): pressed2Left ring (key 3): pressed3G♯ key (left little finger): openG♯Right index (key 4): pressed4Right middle (key 5): pressed5Right ring (key 6): open6First (D) trill key: opent1Second (E♭) trill key: opent2E♭ key (right little finger): pressedE♭Foot C♯ key: openC♯Foot C key: openCFoot B key: openB
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E5
Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5 + E♭ key
Written
E5
Sounds
E5
E5 on the treble staff

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  • Thumb B key
  • Left index (key 1)
  • Left middle (key 2)
  • Left ring (key 3)
  • Right index (key 4)
  • Right middle (key 5)
  • E♭ key (right little finger)
Tip · E5

From E5 upward the second octave reuses the first-octave fingerings — E5 is low E overblown, with faster air and a smaller aperture. It is the most crack-prone note of the register, which is why the trill-key alternate above exists.

C4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4Low DE♭4Low E♭E4Low EF4Low FF♯4Low F♯G4Low GA♭4Low A♭A4Low AB♭4Low B♭B4Low BC5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5A♭5A5B♭5B5C6C♯6D6High DE♭6High E♭E6High EF6High FF♯6High F♯G6High GA♭6High A♭A6High AB♭6High B♭B6High BC7High C
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Tip · E5

From E5 upward the second octave reuses the first-octave fingerings — E5 is low E overblown, with faster air and a smaller aperture. It is the most crack-prone note of the register, which is why the trill-key alternate above exists.

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Previous noteE♭5Left hand: B key, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + E♭ keyNext noteF5Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + E♭ keyFull chartAll 37 flute notesThe whole fingering chartScaleConcert B♭ majorWritten B♭ major, fingering under every noteTrainerNote trainerRead treble clef notesPrintPrintable PDFLetter · A4 · blank

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Alternate fingerings for E5

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Same fingering, different note

These notes use the same keys: the air and the register decide which one sounds.

E4Low E

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About this note

E5 sounds E5 (the flute reads at concert pitch).

From E5 upward the second octave reuses the first-octave fingerings — E5 is low E overblown, with faster air and a smaller aperture. It is the most crack-prone note of the register, which is why the trill-key alternate above exists.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + E♭ key (right little finger)
  • Written pitch: E5
  • Sounding frequency: 659.26 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Thumb B key
  • Left index (key 1)
  • Left middle (key 2)
  • Left ring (key 3)
  • Right index (key 4)
  • Right middle (key 5)
  • E♭ key (right little finger)

Alternate fingerings for E5

  • E with the second (E-flat) trill key added: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Second (E♭) trill key + E♭ key (right little finger). Add the second trill key when second-octave E keeps cracking; it steadies the note without changing anything around it.

Questions

How do you play E5 on flute?

To play E5 on flute: Left hand: B key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5 + E♭ key. E5 sounds E5 (the flute reads at concert pitch). Press: Thumb B key, Left index (key 1), Left middle (key 2), Left ring (key 3), Right index (key 4), Right middle (key 5), E♭ key (right little finger).

Is E5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds E5.

Is there another fingering for E5?

E with the second (E-flat) trill key added: Add the second trill key when second-octave E keeps cracking; it steadies the note without changing anything around it.

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.