D6 Clarinet Fingering
How to play D6 on the clarinet: Register key · thumb · left hand 2-3 · right hand 1 · left pinky G♯ 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 D6 and try the fingering
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The D6 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.
- Right hand: cover hole 1.
- Press the G♯ key with your left pinky.
In short: register key · thumb · left hand 2-3 · right hand 1 · left pinky G♯ key.
About D6 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.
D6 is note 35 of the 42 in the full clarinet fingering chart, sitting between C♯6 below it and E♭6 above it. Like every fingering on this site, it was checked against Yamaha’s official chart and the Woodwind Fingering Guide before publishing.
Practising D6
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 D6
What is the fingering for D6 on clarinet?
Register key · thumb · left hand 2-3 · right hand 1 · left pinky G♯ key. D6 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 D6 sound like on a clarinet?
The clarinet is a transposing instrument in B♭, so written D6 sounds one whole step lower, as concert C6. When your band director asks for a concert C6, this is the note you finger.
Is there an alternate fingering for D6?
For D6, 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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