Piccolo
High E♭ on the Piccolo
Written E♭6 — sounds concert E♭7. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E♭6
Concert E♭7
Plays the real sound: written E♭6 sounds concert E♭7 on piccolo.
Written E♭6 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds E♭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 E♭6 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds E♭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: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + G♯ key (left little finger) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: E♭6 · Concert pitch: E♭7
- Sounding frequency: 2489.02 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.