Piccolo
G5 on the Piccolo
Written G5 — sounds concert G6. Tap the diagram to hear it.
G5
Concert G6Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written G5 sounds concert G6 on piccolo.
Written G5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds G6, 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 G5 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds G6, 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) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: G5 · Concert pitch: G6
- Sounding frequency: 1567.98 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.