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D4 on the Oboe

To play D4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6.

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Back / thumbOctave keysLeft handRight handL pinkyR pinkyFirst octave key (left thumb): open8Second octave key (left index side): open8bLeft index plate: pressed1Left middle plate: pressed2Left ring plate: pressed3Right index plate: pressed4Right middle plate: pressed5Right ring plate: pressed6F 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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D4
Left hand: 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6
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D4
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D4
D4 on the treble staff

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Tip · D4

Low D is where oboists check the reed: if D speaks with warm, relaxed air, the reed is working.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · D4

Low D is where oboists check the reed: if D speaks with warm, relaxed air, the reed is working.

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About this note

D4 sounds D4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

All six fingers and nothing else — the reference fingering for the whole low register. Low D is where oboists check the reed: if D speaks with warm, relaxed air, the reed is working.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Right middle plate + Right ring plate
  • Written pitch: D4
  • Sounding frequency: 293.66 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • Right index plate
  • Right middle plate
  • Right ring plate

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How do you play D4 on oboe?

To play D4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6. D4 sounds D4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left index plate, Left middle plate, Left ring plate, Right index plate, Right middle plate, Right ring plate.

Is D4 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds D4.

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.