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How to Play Upper Register High C on the Clarinet

There is one fingering for high C in the upper register. Scroll down for explanations of each fingering. To see the fingerings for other pitches, select one of the note images in the chart below.
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Clarinet fingering for upper register high C

How to use the fingering charts
Your left hand is represented by pink circles with a number indicating which finger to place on a key or cover a tone hole. Your right hand is represented with blue circles in these fingering charts.

Clarinet Fingerings in the Upper Register

Select a note below to see the fingering for each pitch, hear what it sounds like, and view alternate fingerings.

Play upper register B on the clarinetPlay upper register C on the clarinetPlay upper register C sharp on the clarinetPlay upper register D flat on the clarinetPlay upper register D on the clarinetPlay upper register D sharp on the clarinetPlay upper register E flat on the clarinetPlay upper register E on the clarinetPlay upper register F on the clarinetPlay upper register F sharp on the clarinetPlay upper register G flat on the clarinetPlay upper register G on the clarinetPlay upper register G sharp on the clarinetPlay upper register A flat on the clarinetPlay upper register A on the clarinetPlay upper register A sharp on the clarinetPlay upper register B flat on the clarinetPlay upper register high B on the clarinetPlay upper register high C on the clarinet

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Altissimo clarinet notes

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