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E5 on the Oboe

To play E5 on oboe: Left hand: thumb octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5.

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Back / thumbOctave keysLeft handRight handL pinkyR pinkyFirst octave key (left thumb): pressed8Second octave key (left index side): open8bLeft index plate: pressed1Left middle plate: pressed2Left ring plate: pressed3Right index plate: pressed4Right middle plate: pressed5Right 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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E5
Left hand: thumb octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5
Written
E5
Sounds
E5
E5 on the treble staff

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  • First octave key (left thumb)
  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • Right index plate
  • Right middle plate
Tip · E5

From E5 the half-hole gives way to the octave key: same fingers as E4, thumb on the octave key, left index fully covering its plate again.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · E5

From E5 the half-hole gives way to the octave key: same fingers as E4, thumb on the octave key, left index fully covering its plate again.

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Previous noteE♭5Left hand: half of 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + E♭ keyNext noteF5Left hand: thumb octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + F 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

E5 sounds E5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

First (thumb) octave key with 1 2 3 | 4 5. From E5 the half-hole gives way to the octave key: same fingers as E4, thumb on the octave key, left index fully covering its plate again.

  • Primary fingering: First octave key (left thumb) + Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Right middle plate
  • Written pitch: E5
  • Sounding frequency: 659.26 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • First octave key (left thumb)
  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • Right index plate
  • Right middle plate

Questions

How do you play E5 on oboe?

To play E5 on oboe: Left hand: thumb octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5. E5 sounds E5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: First octave key (left thumb), Left index plate, Left middle plate, Left ring plate, Right index plate, Right middle plate.

Is E5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds E5.

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.