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Quarter Tone Fingering Chart for Oehler- and Albert-System Clarinet

Chalumeau Register: E₃ to A₄

This fingering chart includes fingerings for quarter tones, which are pitches halfway between the usual notes of the chromatic scale. These fingerings apply to all sizes of Oehler- and Albert-system clarinets unless specified otherwise.		Accidentals
			3/4 tone flat
			1/4 tone flat
			1/4 tone sharp
			3/4 tone sharp

 

Note	Written	Fingering		Description	Src
E3 F3		T 123E|123F		Balance E key to match quarter tone.
F3 G3		T 123E F#|123F		Balance F# key to match quarter tone.
F3 G3		T 123|123F		Balance F key to match quarter tone.
G3 A3		T 123E|123G# F		Balance G# key to match quarter tone.
G3 A3		T 123E|12-F
A3 B3		T 123|1½3		Close RH 2 halfway to match quarter tone.
A3 B3		T 123|1a-Bb-		Press key above RH 2 key without pressing RH 2 key or covering the RH 3 hole.
B3 C4		T 123|-2-F
C4 D4		T 123C#|1--
C4 D4		T 12-|12-
D4 E4		T 123C#|4---
D4 E4		T 1-3C#|1--
		T 1-3|-2-
E4 F4		T 1--|4---
		T 1-Eb-|---
F4 G4		T -2-|---		Not for Austrian models.
F4 G4		T ---|3---
G4 A4		T G#---|---
G4 A4		T A---|---
A4 B4		RT A1--|---
		A---|2---		For models with low #2 trill key.
A4 B4		---|1---
		R AG#---|2---		For models with low #2 trill key. On some models, the LH side G# key must be pressed, on others, it can be omitted from the fingering.
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Special thanks to Arnold Wendl (AW2) for figuring out the quarter tone fingerings and submitting this Albert- and Oehler-system fingering chart. Fingerings in this chart were submitted by Wendl unless otherwise specified.