Flute
High A on the Flute
Written A6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A6
Thumb, left second finger and right first finger with the E-flat key — very little of the flute is actually closed. A6 is the third harmonic of D5 and speaks best with a small aperture and firm corners; a spread airstream turns it into a hiss.
About this note
Thumb, left second finger and right first finger with the E-flat key — very little of the flute is actually closed. A6 is the third harmonic of D5 and speaks best with a small aperture and firm corners; a spread airstream turns it into a hiss.
- Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left middle (key 2) + Right index (key 4) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: A6
- Sounding frequency: 1760.00 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.