Oboe · treble clef
Highest Note on Oboe
The highest note on this chart is G♭, written on the fourth ledger line above the staff. Advanced players can sometimes go higher, but notes above this vary a lot from player to player and instrument to instrument.
Concert pitch
G♭
Press: thumb octave key, left first finger, left second finger, right first finger, right second finger and right F key.
Index finger fully closed (no half-hole); like F with the left ring finger lifted, plus the thumb octave key.
Alternate fingering
Nearby notes
E
Advanced
Thumb octave key plus half-hole; G♯ key with the left pinky, E♭ with the right.
F
Advanced
Like high E but lift the left ring finger.
See every note on one page in the oboe fingering chart.