Clarinet Fingerings

Question 1

What is the Standard Fingering for Low F Three Lines Below the Staff When Skipping to Low G# as the Next Note?

Answer 1

LH: Thumb 1 2 3 Left Pinky on Top Key In the Cluster
RH: 1 2 3

Question 2

What is the Standard Fingering for Low E if You Are Playing an E Major Scale?

Answer 2

LH: Thumb 1 2 3
RH: 1 2 3 Right Pinky on Bottom Right Key in the Cluster

Question 3

What is the Standard Fingering for the Middle of the Staff Bb?

Answer 3

LH: Thumb (Top Key Only) and A Key

Question 4

What is the Standard Fingering for High F# Four Spaces Above the Staff?

Answer 4

LH: Both Thumb Keys - 2 -
RH: Right Pinky on Top Left Key in Cluster

Question 5

What is the Standard Chromatic Fingering for Top Line F# to Help With Smooth Technique?

Answer 5

LH: Both Thumb Keys 1 2 3
RH: 1 Banana Key -

Question 6

What is the Chromatic Fingering for High Bb Two Spaces Above the Staff as an Aid to Smooth Technique for Fast, Complex Patterns?

Answer 6

LH: Both Thumb Keys 1 2 3(Small Key Under Second Key)

Question 7

What is the Standard Fingering for First Line Eb if a Passage in the Music is Approaching it From Low C One Line Below the Staff?

Answer 7

LH: Thumb 1 2 -
RH: Side of Right Pointer Finger On Bottom Key of the Cluster

Question 8

What is the Standard Fingering for Second Line G#?

Answer 8

LH: Side of Left Pointer Finger on Ab/G# Key

Question 9

What is the Chromatic Fingering for Bottom Space F#?

Answer 9

LH: Thumb
RH: Side of Right Pointer Finger On Bottom Two Keys in Cluster

Question 10

What is the Standard Fingering for High G Four Lines Above the Staff?

Answer 10

LH: Both Thumb Keys - 2 -
RH: 1 2 - Right Pinky on the Top Left Key in the Cluster

Question 11

What is the Standard Fingering for Top Space Eb?

Answer 11

LH: Both Thumb Keys 1 2 3
RH: 1 2 3 Right Pinky on the Top Left key in the Cluster

Question 12

What is the Chromatic Fingering for First Line Eb?

Answer 12

LH: Thumb 1 2 3(Small Key Under Second Key)

Question 13

What is the Chromatic Fingering for Low B Two Spaces Below the Staff?

Answer 13

LH: Thumb 1 2 3
RH: 1 2(Banana Key) -

Question 14

What is the Standard Fingering for High Eb Three Lines Above the Staff?

Answer 14

LH: Both Thumb Keys - 2 3
Rh: 1 Banana Key - Right Pinky on Top Left Key in the Cluster

Question 15

What is the Standard Fingering for Bb Two Spaces Above the Staff if Coming From G5?

Answer 15

Both Thumb Keys 1 2
Right Pointer Finger on Bottom Key of the Cluster

Question 16

What is the Standard Fingering for C Two Lines Above the Staff?

Answer 16

Both Thumb Keys

Question 17

If coming from Eb5, what is the fingering for C in the middle of the staff?

Answer 17

LH: Both thumbs 1 2 3 pinky on top key in the cluster
RH: 1 2 3

Question 18

What is the Standard Clarinet fingering for C# in the middle of the staff if you are playing a C# Major Scale

Answer 18

Both thumbs 1 2 3 Left Pinky on left side key
1 2 3

Question 19

Standard Fingering for High F Four Spaces Above the Staff

Answer 19

Both Thumbs 2 3 Pinky on Key Right under the third key
Right Pinky on top left key in the cluster

Question 20

High C# Two Lines Above the Staff

Answer 20

Both thumb keys 2 3
RH: 1 2

Question 21

High B Two Spaces Above the Staff

Answer 21

Both Thumb Keys 1

Question 22

What is the standard fingering for low F# if you are playing an F# major scale?

Answer 22

LH: Thumb 1 2 3 Pinky on Left Key
RH: 1 2 3

Question 23

What is the Standard Clarinet Fingering for High E Three Lines Above the Staff?

Answer 23

LH: Both Thumbs 2 3
RH: Pinky on Top Left Key in the Cluster

Question 24

What is the Standard Clarinet Fingering for B in the Staff if You Are Playing a B Major Scale?

Answer 24

RH: Both Thumbs 1 2 3
LH: 1 2 3 Pinky on Bottom Right Key in the Cluster

Question 25

High D Three Spaces Above the Staff

Answer 25

LH: Both Thumbs 2 3
RH: 1 Pinky on Top Left Key in the Cluster

Question 26

What is the standard clarinet fingering for C in the staff if you are playing a chromatic scale?

Answer 26

RH: Both Thumbs 1 2 3
LH: 1 2 3 Pinky on bottom left key in the cluster.

Question 27

G# One Space Above the Staff

Answer 27

Both Thumbs 1 2 3 Pinky on Key Under the Third Key

Question 28

What is the Standard Clarinet Fingering for C# One Line Below the Staff?

Answer 28

Thumb 1 2 3 Left Pinky on the Key Under the 3rd Key.

Question 29

Chromatic E 4 Spaces Below the Staff (assuming that the right hand F Key is held down)

Answer 29

LH: Thumb 1 2 3 Pinky on Right Key

RH: 1 2 3 Pinky on Bottom Left Key