The Fingering Chart

Clarinet · treble clef

Clarinet Scales

All 12 major scales for clarinet, one octave each, with the fingering for every note. Each scale is named by its concert key, with the written key you read beside it.

Concert C major written D major

D
E
F♯
G
A
B
C♯
D

Concert F major written G major

G
A
B
C
D
E
F♯
G

Concert B♭ major written C major

C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C

Concert E♭ major written F major

F
G
A
B♭
C
D
E
F

Concert A♭ major written B♭ major

B♭
C
D
E♭
F
G
A
B♭

Concert D♭ major written E♭ major

E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D
E♭

Concert G♭ major written A♭ major

A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭

Concert B major written D♭ major

D♭
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭

Concert E major written F♯ major

F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E♯
F♯

Concert A major written B major

B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B

Concert D major written E major

E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E

Concert G major written A major

A
B
C♯
D
E
F♯
G♯
A

About these scales

Band directors usually call scales by their concert name, so the whole band plays the same pitches. On clarinet the note you read is different from the concert pitch, so each scale shows both.

For the full range and alternate fingerings, see the clarinet fingering chart.