Piccolo · treble clef
Highest Note on Piccolo
The highest note on this chart is C, written just above the fifth 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.
Sounds an octave higher
C
Press: left first finger, left second finger, left third finger, left pinky on the G♯ key and right first finger.
Thumb off and right pinky up. Some players rest the pinky on the end of the piccolo without covering the opening.
Nearby notes
A♯ / B♭
Advanced
Uses the first trill key; the right pinky lifts off the D♯ key.
B
Advanced
Uses the second trill key; the right pinky lifts off the D♯ key.
See every note on one page in the piccolo fingering chart.