Oboe

B5 on the Oboe

Written B5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B5
Written B5 on the treble staff

Second octave key and the left index finger alone. Thin and easily sharp — round the embouchure and think of blowing down into the reed.

About this note

Second octave key and the left index finger alone. Thin and easily sharp — round the embouchure and think of blowing down into the reed.

  • Primary fingering: Second octave key (left index side) + Left index plate
  • Written pitch: B5
  • Sounding frequency: 987.77 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.