Flute

Low B on the Flute

Written B4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B4
Beginner note
Written B4 on the treble staff

Left first finger and the E-flat key, thumb on the B key. B natural is the note the thumb key is named for, and the usual error is arriving here from B-flat with the thumb still parked on the B-flat lever.

About this note

Left first finger and the E-flat key, thumb on the B key. B natural is the note the thumb key is named for, and the usual error is arriving here from B-flat with the thumb still parked on the B-flat lever.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + E♭ key (right little finger)
  • Written pitch: B4
  • Sounding frequency: 493.88 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.