Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart

    
Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart    17:30 on Thursday, November 16, 2006          

maestroC
(25 points)
Posted by maestroC

Hey guys, I play clarinet and I really want to switch to bass clarinet in band but I need to know the fingerings, so if you guys could find me a chart that would be most lovely.


Re: Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart    05:14 on Friday, November 17, 2006          

Hump
(217 points)
Posted by Hump

Everything is the same except the altissimo register and the low-Eb. Some fingerings sound better for certain notes on bass clarinet, but that all depends on your horn. Same for the altissimo fingerings. There are several ways to play those notes, just depends on what horn you have. For example, the Selmer USA won't play the useful "fake" fingerings, but on a Selmer Paris, you have lots of options on how to finger. Bundys and Vitos can be slightly different as well. What do you have? (I'm assuming you don't have a low-C extension...)


Re: Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart    19:44 on Friday, November 17, 2006          

maestroC
(25 points)
Posted by maestroC

I have no idea what you are talking about...i'm in the 9th grade band. I just know there are five different bass clarinets in there and they are probably bundys. I live in Mississippi and our school cant afford some certain things.


Re: Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart    12:50 on Saturday, November 18, 2006          

Hump
(217 points)
Posted by Hump

http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/basscl_alt_1.html

There's a good fingering chart.

Good luck!


Re: Bass Clarinet Fingering Chart    13:24 on Saturday, November 18, 2006          

laeta_puella
(344 points)
Posted by laeta_puella

Since you say you're in 9th grade band, you probably won't be needing the altissimo notes right off the bat... they generally don't turn up in band music, period. (once in a blue moon you'll get to go all the way up to G an octave above the staff, but it's rare)

For starters, just use the same fingerings you used on soprano clarinet, and know that the extra right hand pinky key is low Eb. after a while, you'll get to know what notes need alternate fingerings on your particular horn.

Good luck, and have fun!


   




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