Clarinet Tuner
Tune your clarinet online with your microphone. The tuner shows the written note for a B♭ clarinet: when you play a written C, it sounds a concert B♭. Most bands tune to concert B♭ or concert A.
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✓ All strings in tune
Tap a string to hear it and tune only that string. Audio is analysed on this device and never uploaded. How it works →
- What it does
- Shows the note you play as written for your instrument, its Hz and cents
- What it does not do
- Record or upload audio · detect chords
- Reference pitch
- A4 = 440 Hz, adjustable 415–466 Hz
- Tested with
- 58 studio recordings of 11 instruments (right note on about 95% of frames at normal volume) and test tones from B0 to C6
- Made by
- The Appcellent team
- Updated
- November 2026
Tuner not hearing you?
- Allow the microphone. If you blocked it: in Chrome or Edge, click the icon left of the address bar → Microphone → Allow, then reload. In Safari on iPhone, tap aA → Website Settings → Microphone → Allow. In Firefox, click the crossed-out microphone in the address bar. On a Mac, also check System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone for your browser.
- Open the page in Safari or Chrome. In-app browsers (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok) often block the microphone.
- Play one note at a time, louder. Point the microphone toward the bell or the instrument from about an arm’s length. A quiet room helps.
- Wrong octave or jumping notes? Let the attack fade for a moment — the reading settles once the note is steady.
- No microphone at all? Tap a reference note button to hear its note and tune by ear.
Clarinet tuning notes
Reference notes in concert pitch and as written for a B♭ instrument.
| Concert pitch | Frequency | Written (B♭ instrument) |
|---|---|---|
| B♭4 | 466.16 Hz | C5 |
| A4 | 440.00 Hz | B4 |
How to tune your clarinet
- Warm up for a minute — a cold clarinet plays flat.
- Press Start tuner and play a long, steady written C.
- If you are sharp, pull the barrel out slightly from the upper joint. If you are flat, push it in.
- Check notes in the low and high registers too, then adjust between the joints if needed.
Written pitch and concert pitch
The B♭ clarinet is a transposing instrument: every note sounds a whole step lower than written. That is why the band’s concert B♭ is a C on your part. Switch the tuner to A clarinet (sounds three semitones lower), bass clarinet (an octave plus a whole step lower) or concert pitch in the settings.