I have played the clarinet for 6 years now and i would like to try a different instrament does anyone know of any instraments that have similar fingerings??

The Bass Clarinet :-D

Umm, but beyond that: The saxophone has a pretty similar fingering order... it`s played like a clarinet`s middle register, and the octave key is a true octave, unlike the clarinet`s which is a 12th I believe.

I`ve compared fingering with the bassoon player next to me in band, and most of the fingerings appear to be similar there. I`ver heard flute is almost identical to tenor sax. So, chances are, if you switch to another woodwind, you should catch on fairly quickly. I would suggest sax, firstly. That`s what I`m doing on the side, at least

Actually from what I remember the bassoon`s fingerings are rather bizarre. They don`t seem to follow any pattern like the clarinets, and are tough to remember at first.

I started out on clarinet and switch to tenor saxophone for a change in instrumentation.

Sax especially the tenor is almost exactly like clarinet except for a few things here and there.

actually, i switched from the clarinet to the bassoon... and, yeah, the fingerings are quite the same... it was quite interesting... that`s y i remembered them so fast. although, that`s only for the beginnerish notes.. lol... the open note is an F on the basson, not a G, but E (lowest line on the staff for clarinet and second bar on the staff for bassoon) all the way to G is almost identical. except all the flats/sharps have weird fingerings...

the bassoon fingerings show a pattern in the notes with tone holes. but once you get to the low notes, it`s all in your left thumb (they will be moving like crazy) and for high notes it`s really weird... it follws a pattern, but a really broken one... a few notes in between the middle and high register are just the overblown versions of the original notes, then it turns into this weird set of fingerings where you play a forked E flat with certain right hand tone holes covered.... hehe... play the bassoon.. it`s the closest to the clarinet. that`s all i`m saying... i mean altos have the same configuration, but getting started with learning THE NOTES will be easier on the bassoon, although once you start using your thumbs to make notes (yes, ALL TEN fingers are used).. it gets more complicated.

oh, but remember, since the clarinet is a transposing instrument and the bassoon is not, the fingerings might be the same but the actual note your playing will sound different.

Try the flute the fingerings are different, but farely easy after having played another instrument. Or try the trumpet the fingerings are way different, but it is in the same key provided you`ve been playing on a b-flat.
I have heard that the sax has similar fingerings as well, many of my friends played clarinet in concert band and alto sax for jazz band and seemed to pick it up rather easily.
Although in my opinion once you have played one instrument for quite some time learning another regardless of similarities and differences is quite a bit easier than one would think. I took trumpet lessons for nine years, after my braces came off I couldn`t play the trumpet anymore so I taught myself how to play the flute granted in the mean time I was teaching myself the piano and just two weeks ago started the clarinet on my own.
Maybe there is something in me that this comes easy to me or maybe once someone has played one instrument he or she can play them all.
I`m not quite sure because I`ve never really asked anyone before.
But anyway the world of instruments is open to you so go with what feels right to you and don`t leave the clarinet completely behind.
Good luck with your decision.

Try with a tenor sax....
My brother has played clarinet for 7 years , I play it to(7years) and he has a tenor sax too.
It is very easy to play on , after clarinet.

that was my advice, PEACE