Flute · treble clef
How to Play B♭ on Flute
B♭ on the flute is written on the middle line. It is the same note as A♯, so the fingering below works for both.
Concert pitch
B♭
Press: left thumb on the B key, left first finger, right first finger and right pinky on the D♯ key.
Use the thumb B♭ lever version only when the passage has no B natural.
Alternate fingering
Nearby notes
G♯ / A♭
Left pinky presses the G♯ key.
A
B
C
The left thumb comes off.
See every note on one page in the flute fingering chart.