Piccolo
High F♯ on the Piccolo
Written F♯6 — sounds concert F♯7. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F♯6
Concert F♯7
Plays the real sound: written F♯6 sounds concert F♯7 on piccolo.
Written F♯6 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds F♯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 F♯6 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds F♯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 ring (key 3) + Right ring (key 6) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: F♯6 · Concert pitch: F♯7
- Sounding frequency: 2959.96 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.