Printable Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart
A free printable bass clarinet fingering chart covering all 34 written notes from low E♭3 to C6 — including the low E♭ extension key that the soprano clarinet does not have, drawn on every diagram it belongs to.
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Bass clarinetists are often handed a soprano chart and told to "just add the extra key"; this chart was built from bass clarinet sources from the start, and the difference shows in the low register, where the extension key and the pinky work are written out note by note.
Both PDFs are free for classroom and personal use. Print them, copy them for your class, pin them on the wall — please just do not resell them or post them as your own product.
What is in the chart
The filled chart runs from the extension E♭ up through the Chalumeau register, the throat tones and the Clarion register to C6, with the published alternates marked. A concert-pitch reminder runs with the chart: the bass clarinet sounds a major ninth below its written notes, so the printed E♭3 is the concert D♭2 your band director hears. The blank worksheet prints the same 34 diagrams empty, in the same order, for section tests and practice-folder homework.
The full chart, online
Prefer to check a note on screen, hear it, or look up one fingering at a time? The bass clarinet fingering chart has all of it — and every note below links to its own page with the diagram, the sound and the fingering in words.
| Note | Fingering |
|---|---|
| E♭3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · low E♭ extension key (right pinky). |
| E3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky E key. Also usedThumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky E key. |
| F3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky F key. Also usedThumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky F key. |
| F♯3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky F♯ key. Also usedThumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky F♯ key. |
| G3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3. |
| G♯3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky G♯ key. |
| A3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2. |
| B♭3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1. |
| B3 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 2. Also usedThumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1 · B/F♯ sliver key. |
| C4 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3. |
| C♯4 | Thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · left pinky C♯ key. |
| D4 | Thumb · left hand 1-2. |
| E♭4 | Thumb · left hand 1-2 · left pinky E♭/B♭ key. Also usedThumb · left hand 1-2 · trill key 4. |
| E4 | Thumb · left hand 1. |
| F4 | Thumb. |
| F♯4 | Left hand 1. Also usedThumb · trill keys 3 & 4. |
| G4 | No keys pressed at all — a completely open fingering. |
| G♯4 | G♯ throat key. |
| A4 | A throat key. |
| B♭4 | Register key · A throat key. Also usedA throat key · trill key 2. |
| B4 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky E key. Also usedRegister key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky E key. |
| C5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky F key. Also usedRegister key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky F key. |
| C♯5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky F♯ key. Also usedRegister key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky F♯ key. |
| D5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3. |
| E♭5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky G♯ key. Also usedRegister key · thumb · left hand 1-2 · right hand 1-2. |
| E5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2. |
| F5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1. Also usedRegister key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky F key. |
| F♯5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 2. Also usedRegister key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1 · B/F♯ sliver key. |
| G5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3. |
| G♯5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2-3 · left pinky C♯ key. |
| A5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2. |
| B♭5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1-2 · left pinky E♭/B♭ key. Also usedRegister key · thumb · left hand 1-2 · trill key 4. |
| B5 | Register key · thumb · left hand 1. |
| C6 | Register key · thumb. |
Printing tips
Laminate the filled chart for the low-clarinet stand or the band-room wall — the low register rows are the ones students actually check mid-rehearsal. Use the blank worksheet before a playing test: fill in the low E♭, E and F fingerings from memory and the extension key stops being the note everyone fakes. Both PDFs print cleanly in black and white; the extension key is a labelled shape, not a colour, so photocopies stay readable.
Try a note in the Fingering Finder
Pick an instrument and a note and the diagram updates instantly — filled keys are the ones you press. The same finder sits on every note page, pre-set to that note.
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See also the bass clarinet fingering chart and the printable fingering charts index for the other instruments.
Is the printable bass clarinet fingering chart really free?
Yes — the filled chart and the blank worksheet are both free PDFs, free for classroom and personal use, with no sign-up.
Does this chart include the low E♭ extension key?
Yes. The lowest note, E♭3, is played with the extension key, and the key is drawn and named on the diagram — this chart is built from bass clarinet sources, not copied from the soprano clarinet chart with a note added.
Does the PDF match the online bass clarinet chart?
Exactly — both are generated from the same data file, checked against the Woodwind Fingering Guide's dedicated bass clarinet charts and Yamaha's bass clarinet materials.