Flute

Low A♭ on the Flute

Written A♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

A♭4
Beginner note
Written A♭4 on the treble staff

Written A-flat or G-sharp — the left little finger presses the G-sharp key, which opens a hole rather than closing one. That pinky is easy to forget: if A-flat comes out as G, the left little finger has slipped off its lever.

About this note

Written A-flat or G-sharp — the left little finger presses the G-sharp key, which opens a hole rather than closing one. That pinky is easy to forget: if A-flat comes out as G, the left little finger has slipped off its lever.

  • 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♭4
  • Sounding frequency: 415.30 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.