Oboe

C5 on the Oboe

Written C5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C5
Beginner note
Written C5 on the treble staff

Left middle finger alone, index up — the finger swap that catches beginners. C5 is the last note before the half-hole register, and it wanders if the air sags.

About this note

Left middle finger alone, index up — the finger swap that catches beginners. C5 is the last note before the half-hole register, and it wanders if the air sags.

  • Primary fingering: Left middle plate
  • Written pitch: C5
  • Sounding frequency: 523.25 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.