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B5 on the Oboe

To play B5 on oboe: Left hand: 1 + 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: 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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B5
Left hand: 1 + second octave key
Written
B5
Sounds
B5
B5 on the treble staff

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  • Second octave key (left index side)
  • Left index plate
Tip · B5

Thin and easily sharp — round the embouchure and think of blowing down into the reed.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · B5

Thin and easily sharp — round the embouchure and think of blowing down into the reed.

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About this note

B5 sounds B5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

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

What to press, key by key

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

Questions

How do you play B5 on oboe?

To play B5 on oboe: Left hand: 1 + second octave key. B5 sounds B5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Second octave key (left index side), Left index plate.

Is B5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds B5.

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.