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B4 on the Oboe

To play B4 on oboe: Left hand: 1.

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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: open4Right 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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B4
Left hand: 1
Written
B4
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B4
B4 on the treble staff

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  • Left index plate
Tip · B4

The whole top of the first octave is thin on oboe, so keep the air moving and the embouchure round rather than tight.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · B4

The whole top of the first octave is thin on oboe, so keep the air moving and the embouchure round rather than tight.

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B4 sounds B4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

Left index finger alone. The whole top of the first octave is thin on oboe, so keep the air moving and the embouchure round rather than tight.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate
  • Written pitch: B4
  • Sounding frequency: 493.88 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Left index plate

Questions

How do you play B4 on oboe?

To play B4 on oboe: Left hand: 1. B4 sounds B4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left index plate.

Is B4 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds B4.

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.