A6 Clarinet Fingering
How to play A6 on the clarinet: Register key · thumb · left hand 2-3 · right pinky F key.
Filled keys and holes in the diagram are the ones you press or cover. The thumb hole is on the back of the clarinet, so it is drawn to the left; the small cluster at the bottom is the pinky keys.
Hear A6 and try the fingering
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The A6 fingering, step by step
- Press the register key with your left thumb.
- Keep the thumb hole covered with your left thumb.
- Left hand: cover holes 2, 3.
- Press the F key with your right pinky.
In short: register key · thumb · left hand 2-3 · right pinky F key.
About A6 on the clarinet
The altissimo register sits above the clarion. Its fingerings no longer copy the low register; each note has its own combination, often with a pinky key added to tune it, and advanced players choose between variants by instrument and by passage.
A6 is the highest note in this chart, and the top of the range most students are ever asked for. Professional players go higher, but fingerings above A6 vary a great deal from instrument to instrument.
A6 is note 42 of the 42 in the full clarinet fingering chart, sitting between G♯6 below it. Like every fingering on this site, it was checked against Yamaha’s official chart and the Woodwind Fingering Guide before publishing.
Practising A6
Altissimo notes need fast, focused air and a firm — not biting — embouchure. Learn this note by approaching it from the clarion note below, a few times a day, rather than in one long session.
Questions about A6
What is the fingering for A6 on clarinet?
Register key · thumb · left hand 2-3 · right pinky F key. A6 is a altissimo register note. The full step-by-step is on this page, and you can hear the note with the Fingering Finder.
What does A6 sound like on a clarinet?
The clarinet is a transposing instrument in B♭, so written A6 sounds one whole step lower, as concert G6. When your band director asks for a concert G6, this is the note you finger.
Is there an alternate fingering for A6?
For A6, the fingering above is the one to learn. It is the basic fingering both reference charts give for this note, and the one teachers expect to see.
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