Oboe

A5 on the Oboe

Written A5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

A5
Written A5 on the treble staff

Second (side) octave key, pressed with the side of the left index finger, plus fingers 1 and 2. From A5 the first octave key gives way to the second; on oboes with an automatic octave mechanism the change happens for you.

About this note

Second (side) octave key, pressed with the side of the left index finger, plus fingers 1 and 2. From A5 the first octave key gives way to the second; on oboes with an automatic octave mechanism the change happens for you.

  • Primary fingering: Second octave key (left index side) + Left index plate + Left middle plate
  • Written pitch: A5
  • Sounding frequency: 880.00 Hz

Oboe 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.