Oboe · treble clef
How to Play E♭ on Oboe
E♭ on the oboe is written in the top space. It is the same note as D♯, so the fingering below works for both.
Concert pitch
E♭
Press: left first finger half-holed (roll it so the small hole is open), left second finger, left third finger, right first finger, right second finger, right third finger and right E♭ key.
Half-hole, no octave key.
Alternate fingering
Nearby notes
C♯ / D♭
Slide or roll the left index finger to open the half-hole; no octave key.
D
Half-hole, no octave key; same fingers as low D.
E
Close the half-hole and press the thumb octave key.
F
Same F choices as low F, plus the thumb octave key.
See every note on one page in the oboe fingering chart.