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

Altissimo Register: C₆ to E₇

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.

 

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Note	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
C6 D6		RT -23|12-
		RT -23|12-G#
		RT 023|12-
		RT 023|12-G#
		RT ---|34---
		1--|---
D6		RT 023|1--G#
		R ---|---
		---|---
		---|4---
D6 E6		RT 023|1-B-G#
		RT 023|-2-G#
		R G#---|---
		G#---|---
E6 F6		RT 023|---G#
		A---|---
E6 F6		RT 023C#|---G#
		RT 023C#|--B-G#
		RT 123C#|123
		RT 123C#|---G#
		RT 023|2---G#
		A---|2---
		R A---|---
F6 G6		RT 02-|--B-G#
		RT 02-|--3F#
		RT 12-|123G#
		---|12---G#
		R A---|2---
		RT 123E|123F
		RT 023C#|123G#
G6		RT 02-|12-G#
		RT 1--|123G#
		RT 123|123F
		RT ---|12---
G6 A6		RT ---|---G#
		RT 023|123F#
		RT 023F#|123
		RT –––|123			AR2
		RT –––|123G#		Slightly sharper than previous fingering.	AR2
A6		RT ---|4---G#
		RT 123|123
		RT 023|123
		RT -23|--3		In tune.	MS
		R 123|1--		Slightly sharp.	KR
		R 1––|–––			AR2
A6 B6		RT G#---|4---G#
		-2-|4---
		-2Eb-|---
		RT 123C#|123F
		RT 123|123G#
		RT 023C#|–––		Suitable for any volume. In tune.	PH2
		R 1--|34---		Easy to play in tune, responds very well.	KR
		R 1--|34--3		Good tone, good response.	KR
B6 C7		RT 02-|12-
		RT 02-|---G#
		RT G#---|---
		RT G#-23|---		In tune, responds well, beautiful tone.	KR
		RT G#-23|--3		In tune, responds well, beautiful tone.	KR
		R ---|34---			KR
		–––|–––		Harmonic (G4). Use in combination with harmonic fingerings for A6, B6, and C7.	AR2
B6 C7		RT G#---|2---
		RT A---|---
		RT 02-C#|12-G#
		A1--|---G#		Good intonation. Fuzzy tone on plastic instruments.	DF
		RT 02–|4–––		Suitable for any volume. In tune.	PH2
		RT G#12–|12–		Slightly sharp, easy to lip down, fast response.	RP
		RT G#023|12–		Flat, difficult response.	RP
C7 D7		RT G#1––|41––		Sharp, but easy to lip down.	RP
		RT 0––|4–––		Suitable for any volume. In tune.	PH2
D7		RT 023|1–––			RP
		RT 023C#|–––			RP
D7 E7		R 023C#|–––			RP
		–––|–––		Suitable for any volume. In tune.	PH2
E7 F7				Submit a fingering for this note or for a higher note.