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D5 on the Oboe

To play D5 on oboe: Left hand: half of 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: half covered1Left 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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D5
Left hand: half of 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6
Written
D5
Sounds
D5
D5 on the treble staff

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  • Left index plate (half covered)
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • Right index plate
  • Right middle plate
  • Right ring plate
Tip · D5

This is the note students confuse with the octave key; on D the vent does the work and the thumb key stays up.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · D5

This is the note students confuse with the octave key; on D the vent does the work and the thumb key stays up.

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Previous noteC♯5Left hand: half of 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + low C♯ keyNext noteE♭5Left hand: half of 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + E♭ keyFull chartAll 27 oboe notesThe whole fingering chartScaleConcert B♭ majorWritten B♭ major, fingering under every noteTrainerNote trainerRead treble clef notesPrintPrintable PDFLetter · A4 · blank

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About this note

D5 sounds D5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

Half-hole left index finger with 2 3 | 4 5 6: the same as low D with the vent open. This is the note students confuse with the octave key; on D the vent does the work and the thumb key stays up.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate (half) + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Right middle plate + Right ring plate
  • Written pitch: D5
  • Sounding frequency: 587.33 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Left index plate (half covered)
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • Right index plate
  • Right middle plate
  • Right ring plate

Questions

How do you play D5 on oboe?

To play D5 on oboe: Left hand: half of 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6. D5 sounds D5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left index plate (half covered), Left middle plate, Left ring plate, Right index plate, Right middle plate, Right ring plate.

Is D5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds D5.

Oboe fingering chart: D5
How to play D5 (written D5) on the Oboe: Left index plate (half) + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Right middle plate + Right ring plate.

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.