Piccolo
Low D on the Piccolo
Written D4 — sounds concert D5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
D4
Concert D5Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written D4 sounds concert D5 on piccolo.
Written D4 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds D5, an octave higher. The piccolo's bottom octave is quiet and hard to project; use a small, fast airstream and don't overblow.
About this note
Written D4 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds D5, an octave higher. The piccolo's bottom octave is quiet and hard to project; use a small, fast airstream and don't overblow.
- Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6)
- Written pitch: D4 · Concert pitch: D5
- Sounding frequency: 587.33 Hz
Trill fingerings
- Low D ↔ E♭4 (Hold low D and shake the E-flat key with the right little finger): Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + Left middle (key 2) + Left ring (key 3) + Right index (key 4) + Right middle (key 5) + Right ring (key 6) + 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.