Oboe

C♯4 on the Oboe

Written C♯4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯4
Written C♯4 on the treble staff

All six fingers with the right-little-finger C♯ key. It is a small vent, so the note is duller than low C or D; give it more air, not a tighter embouchure.

About this note

All six fingers with the right-little-finger C♯ key. It is a small vent, so the note is duller than low C or D; give it more air, not a tighter embouchure.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Right middle plate + Right ring plate + Low C♯ key (right little finger)
  • Written pitch: C♯4
  • Sounding frequency: 277.18 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.