Piccolo
F5 on the Piccolo
Written F5 — sounds concert F6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F5
Concert F6Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written F5 sounds concert F6 on piccolo.
Written F5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds F6, 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 F5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds F6, 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 index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: F5 · Concert pitch: F6
- Sounding frequency: 1396.91 Hz
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.