Piccolo
Low E on the Piccolo
Written E4 — sounds concert E5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E4
Concert E5Beginner note
Plays the real sound: written E4 sounds concert E5 on piccolo.
Written E4 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds E5, 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 E4 takes the same fingering as on the flute and sounds E5, 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) + E♭ key (right little finger)
- Written pitch: E4 · Concert pitch: E5
- Sounding frequency: 659.26 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.