Piccolo
High A♭ on the Piccolo
Written A♭6 — sounds concert A♭7. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A♭6
Concert A♭7
Plays the real sound: written A♭6 sounds concert A♭7 on piccolo.
Written A♭6 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds A♭7, an octave higher. Third-octave notes run loud and sharp on piccolo; aim the air slightly down and use less pressure than on flute.
About this note
Written A♭6 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds A♭7, an octave higher. Third-octave notes run loud and sharp on piccolo; aim the air slightly down and use less pressure than on flute.
- Primary fingering: Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + G♯ key (left little finger) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: A♭6 · Concert pitch: A♭7
- Sounding frequency: 3322.44 Hz
Trill fingerings
- High A♭ ↔ A6 (Hold high A-flat and shake the first (D) trill key): Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + G♯ key (left little finger) + First (D) trill key + 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.