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G4 on the Oboe

To play G4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3.

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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): 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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G4
Left hand: 1, 2, 3
Written
G4
Sounds
G4
G4 on the treble staff

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  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate
Tip · G4

G is the pivot of the oboe's first octave — the note everything above it is built by lifting from.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4E♭4E4F4F♯4G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6High C
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Tip · G4

G is the pivot of the oboe's first octave — the note everything above it is built by lifting from.

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G4 sounds G4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch).

The three left-hand fingers. G is the pivot of the oboe's first octave — the note everything above it is built by lifting from.

  • Primary fingering: Left index plate + Left middle plate + Left ring plate
  • Written pitch: G4
  • Sounding frequency: 392.00 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Left index plate
  • Left middle plate
  • Left ring plate

Questions

How do you play G4 on oboe?

To play G4 on oboe: Left hand: 1, 2, 3. G4 sounds G4 (the oboe reads at concert pitch). Press: Left index plate, Left middle plate, Left ring plate.

Is G4 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds G4.

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.