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C5 on the Oboe

To play C5 on oboe: Left hand: 2.

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Back / thumbOctave keysLeft handRight handL pinkyR pinkyFirst octave key (left thumb): open8Second octave key (left index side): open8bLeft index plate: open1Left middle plate: pressed2Left 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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C5
Left hand: 2
Written
C5
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C5
C5 on the treble staff

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  • Left middle plate
Tip · C5

C5 is the last note before the half-hole register, and it wanders if the air sags.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · C5

C5 is the last note before the half-hole register, and it wanders if the air sags.

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C5 sounds C5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

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

What to press, key by key

  • Left middle plate

Questions

How do you play C5 on oboe?

To play C5 on oboe: Left hand: 2. C5 sounds C5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left middle plate.

Is C5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds C5.

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.