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G♯4 on the Oboe

To play G♯4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3 + G♯ 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: open4Right middle plate: open5Right ring plate: open6F key (right ring finger): openFG♯ key (left little finger): pressedG♯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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G♯4
Left hand: 1, 2, 3 + G♯ key
Written
G♯4
Sounds
G♯4
G♯4 on the treble staff

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  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • G♯ key (left little finger)
Tip · G♯4

Hold it down for the whole note; a G♯ key that creeps up gives a veiled G.

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

Hold it down for the whole note; a G♯ key that creeps up gives a veiled G.

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G♯4 sounds G♯4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

Left hand down plus the G♯ key for the left little finger. Hold it down for the whole note; a G♯ key that creeps up gives a veiled G.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate + G♯ key (left little finger)
  • Written pitch: G♯4
  • Sounding frequency: 415.30 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
  • G♯ key (left little finger)

Questions

How do you play G♯4 on oboe?

To play G♯4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3 + G♯ key. G♯4 sounds G♯4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left index plate, Left middle plate, Left ring plate, G♯ key (left little finger).

Is G♯4 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds G♯4.

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.