Clarinet Fingering Chart
B♭ clarinet · chalumeau & throat register · written pitch · ● = key/hole covered
How to play
- Tap a note to see which keys and holes to cover and hear the pitch.
- The diagram groups the keys the way you hold the clarinet: the back register and thumb keys (plus the throat A key), the three left‑hand holes, the three right‑hand holes, and the little‑finger E and F keys. A filled circle means cover it.
- Cover the thumb + all six holes for G, then lift one finger at a time to climb to A, B, C… up to open G (the throat tone). A and B♭ use the side A key.
- Play note repeats the selection; Play all runs up the range. Vol sets volume. Keyboard: Tab + Enter/Space.
- Tip — the register key (left thumb) jumps each of these fingerings up a twelfth into the clarion register.
Hear the pitch and view the fingering on this interactive chart. To move around, use your keyboard on your computer, or simply click on any note displayed on screen. It displays throat and chalumeau register of a typical B-flat clarinet. This will displays what key to depress when playing the note.
To start, tap one of the buttons in the main grid area for notes. It will highlight that note and change diagram on right-hand side. Tap the play note button at bottom to hear note played. To hear the instrument run up through its range, tap Play all. When tapped again it stop.
How to Use the Clarinet Chart
Key Diagrams is like a mirror image of where actual keys are located on your clarinet. Holes and covered keys has filled in circles, while open circle denote uncovered holes. It splits into areas for little finger keys, right hand fingers, left hand fingers and back keys. In this way it give you a visual reference to connect the music notation to playing on instrument.
To adjust the volume, there’s a horizontal slider on top toolbar. If the sound gets too loud, just turn down the volume here. To make the widget easier to see, click Fullscreen button to increase its size. Pressing Escape or clicking Exit fullscreen will restore the widget to normal view.
To assist with learning how to use it, click on How to play button. That pops out a panel that walks you through using diagrams. It explains what each symbol mean and gives some hints about navigating space. You can also use this to see which keys or holes to cover for each note. Clicking again on the How to play button closes the panel and leaves working area uncluttered during your practice time.
It’s a way of practicing your finger moves from note to note. Click on the next note, and try it up and down the scale. You should of tried it more than once. You can see which fingers needs to move independently while others remains steady. It’s useful if you’re learning some basic melody or scales in the lower register. Actually, it’s naturaly helpful for any beginner.