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F4 on the Oboe

To play F4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + F key.

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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: open5Right ring plate: open6F key (right ring finger): pressedFG♯ 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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F4
Left hand: 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + F key
Written
F4
Sounds
F4
F4 on the treble staff

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  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • Right index plate
  • F key (right ring finger)
Tip · F4

The forked F (index and ring, no F key) is the one to use coming from or going to D, E♭ or C, and the left F lever avoids the problem altogether.

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Tip · F4

The forked F (index and ring, no F key) is the one to use coming from or going to D, E♭ or C, and the left F lever avoids the problem altogether.

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Alternate fingerings for F4

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About this note

F4 sounds F4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

The regular F: left hand down, right index finger, and the F key pressed by the right ring finger instead of hole 6. The forked F (index and ring, no F key) is the one to use coming from or going to D, E♭ or C, and the left F lever avoids the problem altogether.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + F key (right ring finger)
  • Written pitch: F4
  • Sounding frequency: 349.23 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • Right index plate
  • F key (right ring finger)

Alternate fingerings for F4

  • Forked F (right index and ring fingers, with the E♭ key): Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Right ring plate + E♭ key (right little finger). Approaching from or moving to D, E♭ or C, where the right ring finger is free and the regular F key would be awkward. The E♭ key can be left off on oboes with an F resonance key.
  • Left F (left little-finger F lever): Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + Left F lever (left little finger). When neither the regular nor the forked fingering fits — F next to E♭ or D♯, for example — on oboes fitted with the left F key.

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How do you play F4 on oboe?

To play F4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + F key. F4 sounds F4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left index plate, Left middle plate, Left ring plate, Right index plate, F key (right ring finger).

Is F4 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds F4.

Is there another fingering for F4?

Forked F (right index and ring fingers, with the E♭ key): Approaching from or moving to D, E♭ or C, where the right ring finger is free and the regular F key would be awkward. The E♭ key can be left off on oboes with an F resonance key. Left F (left little-finger F lever): When neither the regular nor the forked fingering fits — F next to E♭ or D♯, for example — on oboes fitted with the left F key.

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.