Oboe

E5 on the Oboe

Written E5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

E5
Beginner note
Written E5 on the treble staff

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.

About this note

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

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.