Oboe · treble clef
Ode to Joy on Oboe
Ode to Joy for oboe, with the fingering under every note. Beethoven's melody from the Ninth Symphony, using the first five notes of the scale.
Written in B♭ major.
Line 1
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Use the left E♭ key when the right pinky is busy on low C or C♯.
Regular F: the right ring finger presses the F key instead of covering its hole. Next to notes that use the right ring finger (low D, E♭, C, C♯), use forked F, or left F if your oboe has that key.
Regular F: the right ring finger presses the F key instead of covering its hole. Next to notes that use the right ring finger (low D, E♭, C, C♯), use forked F, or left F if your oboe has that key.
Use the left E♭ key when the right pinky is busy on low C or C♯.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Line 2
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Use the left E♭ key when the right pinky is busy on low C or C♯.
Regular F: the right ring finger presses the F key instead of covering its hole. Next to notes that use the right ring finger (low D, E♭, C, C♯), use forked F, or left F if your oboe has that key.
Regular F: the right ring finger presses the F key instead of covering its hole. Next to notes that use the right ring finger (low D, E♭, C, C♯), use forked F, or left F if your oboe has that key.
Use the left E♭ key when the right pinky is busy on low C or C♯.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Practice tips
Learn the notes slowly first, one line at a time. Say the note names out loud while you finger them without playing, then add the air.
The cards show the fingering only, not the rhythm. Play the melody above to hear how it goes. More songs: oboe songs.