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B♭4 on the Oboe

To play B♭4 on oboe: Left hand: 1 · Right hand: 4.

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Back / thumbOctave keysLeft handRight handL pinkyR pinkyFirst octave key (left thumb): open8Second octave key (left index side): open8bLeft index plate: pressed1Left middle plate: open2Left ring plate: open3Right index plate: pressed4Right middle plate: open5Right ring plate: open6F key (right ring finger): openFG♯ key (left little finger): openG♯Left F lever (left little finger): openFLow B key (left little finger): openBLow B♭ key (left little finger): openB♭E♭ key (right little finger): openE♭Low C♯ key (right little finger): openC♯Low C key (right little finger): openC
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B♭4
Left hand: 1 · Right hand: 4
Written
B♭4
Sounds
B♭4
B♭4 on the treble staff

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  • Left index plate
  • Right index plate
Tip · B♭4

Your left first finger and your right first finger. This is the band's tuning note. Keep the reed just inside your lips and blow with steady, gentle air.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · B♭4

Your left first finger and your right first finger. This is the band's tuning note. Keep the reed just inside your lips and blow with steady, gentle air.

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About this note

B♭4 sounds B♭4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

The one-and-one B♭: left index finger plus right index finger. Some oboes add a side B♭ lever, but 1 and 4 works on every instrument.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate + Right index plate
  • Written pitch: B♭4
  • Sounding frequency: 466.16 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Left index plate
  • Right index plate

Questions

How do you play B♭4 on oboe?

To play B♭4 on oboe: Left hand: 1 · Right hand: 4. B♭4 sounds B♭4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left index plate, Right index plate.

Is B♭4 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds B♭4.

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.