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F5 on the Oboe

To play F5 on oboe: Left hand: thumb octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + F key.

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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: 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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F5
Left hand: thumb octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + F key
Written
F5
Sounds
F5
F5 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
  • F key (right ring finger)
Tip · F5

Thumb octave key plus the regular F fingering, with the same forked and left-F alternates as in the low octave.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · F5

Thumb octave key plus the regular F fingering, with the same forked and left-F alternates as in the low octave.

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Alternate fingerings for F5

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About this note

F5 sounds F5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

Thumb octave key plus the regular F fingering, with the same forked and left-F alternates as in the low octave.

  • Primary fingering: First octave key (left thumb) + Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + Right index plate + F key (right ring finger)
  • Written pitch: F5
  • Sounding frequency: 698.46 Hz

What to press, key by key

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

Alternate fingerings for F5

  • Forked F (right index and ring fingers, with the E♭ key): First octave key (left thumb) + 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): First octave key (left thumb) + 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 F5 on oboe?

To play F5 on oboe: Left hand: thumb octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4 + F key. F5 sounds F5 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: First octave key (left thumb), Left index plate, Left middle plate, Left ring plate, Right index plate, F key (right ring finger).

Is F5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds F5.

Is there another fingering for F5?

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.