Piccolo
F♯5 on the Piccolo
Written F♯5 — sounds concert F♯6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F♯5
Concert F♯6Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written F♯5 sounds concert F♯6 on piccolo.
Written F♯5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds F♯6, an octave higher. The second octave is the piccolo's sweet spot: center the tone here and keep the lips relaxed. An alternate fingering is listed below.
About this note
Written F♯5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds F♯6, an octave higher. The second octave is the piccolo's sweet spot: center the tone here and keep the lips relaxed. An alternate fingering is listed below.
- Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right ring (key 6) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: F♯5 · Concert pitch: F♯6
- Sounding frequency: 1479.98 Hz
Alternate fingerings for F♯5
- F-sharp with right 2: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right middle (key 5) + E♭ key (right little finger). For the E–F-sharp trill and fast slurs from E only; right 3 remains the fingering for sustained notes.
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.