Bb clarinet

G#6

Impedance

Fingering a key depressed a key not depressed a hole covered a hole uncovered a part of the mechanism that is not normally touched Details in fingering legend. Acoustic schematic a closed tone hole an open tone hole Non-specialist introduction to acoustic impedance Non-specialist introduction to clarinet acoustics Notes are the written pitch. Frequencies are the sounding frequency, for Bb clarinet. Unless otherwise stated, the impedance spectrum is for a Bb clarinet.

This is similar to an alternative fingering for B3 and F#5, but it has two register holes. These lower and displace the first two peaks. We could think of this as a flat seventh harmonic of B3 (the seventh harmonic lies about midway between G#6 and A6, a flat - see the sound spectrum for B3). This fingering is also very similar to that for D#6, but impedance spectra are quite different, except for the first one (or possibly two) peaks. This difference at higher frequencies is because the D#6 fingering is a cross fingering and so the reflection near the right index finger is more complicated than that for G#6.

Sound

Sound spectrum of a Bb clarinet played using fingering for G#6.
For more explanation, see Introduction to clarinet acoustics

Sound Clip

You can hear G#6 played.