Piccolo
Low E♭ on the Piccolo
Written E♭4 — sounds concert E♭5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E♭4
Concert E♭5Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written E♭4 sounds concert E♭5 on piccolo.
Written E♭4 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds E♭5, 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 E♭4 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds E♭5, 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) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: E♭4 · Concert pitch: E♭5
- Sounding frequency: 622.25 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.