Piccolo
D5 on the Piccolo
Written D5 — sounds concert D6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
D5
Concert D6Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written D5 sounds concert D6 on piccolo.
Written D5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds D6, an octave higher. The second octave is the piccolo's sweet spot: center the tone here and keep the lips relaxed.
About this note
Written D5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds D6, an octave higher. The second octave is the piccolo's sweet spot: center the tone here and keep the lips relaxed.
- Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6)
- Written pitch: D5 · Concert pitch: D6
- Sounding frequency: 1174.66 Hz
Trill fingerings
- D5 ↔ E♭5 (Hold second-octave D and shake the E-flat key): Thumb B key + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6) + E♭ key (right little finger)
Piccolo 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.