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Alternate Fingering Chart for Boehm-System Alto, Bass, and Contrabass Clarinet

Chalumeau Register: E₃ to B₄

This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings apply to Boehm-system alto, bass, and contrabass clarinet unless specified otherwise. There is a separate alternate fingering chart for soprano clarinets, which includes many alternates that also apply to alto, bass, and contrabass clarinet. The throat tone (F#4 to Bb4) and clarion (B4 to C6) fingerings are identical among soprano, alto, bass, and contrabass models and are covered on the soprano fingering chart.

 

Note	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
B2 C3		T 123|C 123		For low-C models.
C3 D3		T 123|C# 123		For low-C models.
D3		T 123D|123		For low-C models.  Placement of low D key varies by model.
		T 123|123D
		T 123|D 123
D3 E3		T 123|123Eb
E3 F3		T 123E|123
		T 123|123E
		T 123E|123F
E3 F3		T 123|123F
		T 123F|123
F3 G3		T 123F#|123
		T 123|123F#
		T 123F#|123F
G3		T 123|123
G3 A3		T 123|123G#
		T 123G#|123
A3		T 123|12-
		T 123|12-E
A3 B3		T 123|1--
B3 C4		T 123|-2-
		T 123|1-B-
B3 C4		T 123|---
C4 D4		T 123C#|---
D4		T 12-|---
D4 E4		T 12-|4---
		T 12Eb-|---
		T 1--|1--
		T 1--|-2-
E4 F4		T 1--|---
E4 F4		T ---|---
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