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Alternate Fingering Chart for Boehm-System Clarinet

Clarion Register: B₄ to C₆

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 all sizes of Boehm-system clarinet unless specified otherwise. There is also an alternate fingering chart for Boehm-system alto, bass, and contrabass clarinet, which includes additional alternate chalumeau and altissimo fingerings for those models. The clarion register fingerings for these low models are given below.

 

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Note	Written	Fingering		Description	Src.
B4 C5		RT 123E|123		Use in combination with fingerings using right little finger or no little fingers.
		RT 123|123E		Use in combination with fingerings using left little finger or no little fingers.
		RT 123E|123F		Use in combination with C5.
		A---|1---		Trill fingering with A4.
		R A---|2---		Trill fingering with Bb4.
		RT A123E|123		Suitable for sustained notes.  Gives a more open sound than basic fingering.	RT WR
		RT A123|123E		Suitable for sustained notes.  Gives a more open sound than basic fingering.	RT WR
		RT A123E|123F		Suitable for sustained notes.  Gives a more open sound than basic fingering.	RT WR
B4 C5		RT 123|123F		Use in combination with fingerings using left little finger or no little fingers.
		RT 123F|123		Use in combination with fingerings using right little finger or no little fingers.
		R A---|1---		Trill fingering with Bb4.
		R A---|12---		Trill fingering with Bb4, more in tune than previous fingering.	EM
C5 D5		RT 123F#|123		Use in combination with fingerings using right little finger or no little fingers.
		RT 123|123F#		Use in combination with fingerings using left little finger or no little fingers.
		RT 123F#|123F		Use in combination with C5.
D5		RT 123|123		Basic.
D5 E5		RT 123|123G#		Basic.
		RT 123G#|123		For models with LH G# key, use in combination with fingerings using right little finger or no little fingers.
E5 F5		RT 123|12-		Basic.
E5 F5		RT 123|1--		Basic.
F5 G5		RT 123|-2-		Basic.
		RT 123|1-B-		Chromatic, use in combination with Bb4 or F5.
		RT 123|--3		Use in combination with D5.
G5		RT 123|---		Basic.
G5 A5		RT 123C#|---		Basic.
		RT 12-|12-		Use in combination with fingerings involving the right hand fingers.
A5		RT 12-|---		Basic.
A5 B5		RT 12-|4---		Basic.
		RT 12Eb-|---		Chromatic and trill fingering, use in combination with D4 and A5.
		RT -23C#|---		Trill fingering with Ab5.
		RT 1--|1--		Use in combination with fingerings involving RH 1.
		RT 1--|-2-		Sharp, use for facility in combination with fingerings involving RH 2.
		RT 1-3|---		For 7-ring models. Use in combination with G5.
		RT 1–3|123F		For ppp entrances.	GK
B5 C6		RT 1--|---		Basic.
		RT –23F#|123		Use in combination with lower altissimo notes.
B5 C6		RT ---|---		Basic.
		RT --3|4123		Useful for pp attacks and upward skips from D5.	GK
		RT –––|123		Suitable for large interval skips, such as with D5, and for pp.	TP
		RT 12Eb–|34–––		Slightly sharp. Good for ff. Useful in combination with Bb5.	TP
		RT 123|123G#		For legato slurring from D6.	GK
		RT –23|123		Good intonation and good for ff.	NL2
		RT –23|123G#		Good intonation and good for ff.	NL2
		RT 023|123G#		For bass clarinet. Use in combination with C6, D6, and E6.	AR2
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