Oboe

C♯5 on the Oboe

Written C♯5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯5
Written C♯5 on the treble staff

The first half-hole note: roll the left index finger down to uncover the small vent in its plate, and finger low C♯ (2 3 | 4 5 6 plus the C♯ key) beneath it. Roll, do not lift — the finger stays on the plate.

About this note

The first half-hole note: roll the left index finger down to uncover the small vent in its plate, and finger low C♯ (2 3 | 4 5 6 plus the C♯ key) beneath it. Roll, do not lift — the finger stays on the plate.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate (half) + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Right middle plate + Right ring plate + Low C♯ key (right little finger)
  • Written pitch: C♯5
  • Sounding frequency: 554.37 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.