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B♭5 on the Oboe

To play B♭5 on oboe: Left hand: 1 · Right hand: 4 + second octave key.

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Back / thumbOctave keysLeft handRight handL pinkyR pinkyFirst octave key (left thumb): open8Second octave key (left index side): pressed8bLeft 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♭5
Left hand: 1 · Right hand: 4 + second octave key
Written
B♭5
Sounds
B♭5
B♭5 on the treble staff

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  • Second octave key (left index side)
  • Left index plate
  • Right index plate
Tip · B♭5

Second octave key with the one-and-one B♭ fingering: left index and right index.

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♭5

Second octave key with the one-and-one B♭ fingering: left index and right index.

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About this note

B♭5 sounds B♭5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

Second octave key with the one-and-one B♭ fingering: left index and right index.

  • Primary fingering: Second octave key (left index side) + Left index plate + Right index plate
  • Written pitch: B♭5
  • Sounding frequency: 932.33 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Second octave key (left index side)
  • Left index plate
  • Right index plate

Questions

How do you play B♭5 on oboe?

To play B♭5 on oboe: Left hand: 1 · Right hand: 4 + second octave key. B♭5 sounds B♭5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Second octave key (left index side), Left index plate, Right index plate.

Is B♭5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds B♭5.

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.