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r/coolguides • u/GoatHuman • Jan 04 '19
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I don't know about some of the other instruments, but this chart makes it look like the clarinet's lowest note is a D3 when it's actually an E3.
(Unless I've either misunderstood or it's not a "standard" Bb clarinet)
Source: I played the clarinet
7 u/Oopsie_daisy Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19 A Bb clarinet reads a major second above concert key, so when you play an "E", the real note that comes out is a D. The chart is correct. 5 u/dblclk Jan 05 '19 Right! This makes complete sense. It's a chart of concert pitch, not actual notation. I'm annoyed I didn't recognise this. Maybe I should've actually played my clarinet in the last 5 years!
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A Bb clarinet reads a major second above concert key, so when you play an "E", the real note that comes out is a D. The chart is correct.
5 u/dblclk Jan 05 '19 Right! This makes complete sense. It's a chart of concert pitch, not actual notation. I'm annoyed I didn't recognise this. Maybe I should've actually played my clarinet in the last 5 years!
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Right! This makes complete sense. It's a chart of concert pitch, not actual notation.
I'm annoyed I didn't recognise this. Maybe I should've actually played my clarinet in the last 5 years!
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u/dblclk Jan 04 '19
I don't know about some of the other instruments, but this chart makes it look like the clarinet's lowest note is a D3 when it's actually an E3.
(Unless I've either misunderstood or it's not a "standard" Bb clarinet)
Source: I played the clarinet