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  <p> To figure out the concert pitch of notes played on the B flat clarinet, transpose down one whole step.<br> Here is a list of written B flat clarinet pitches and the concert pitches that they produce: <table width="244" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#0099FF"> <tr> <td width="108""><div align="center" class="style8"><strong>Written B flat Clarinet Pitch</strong></div></td> <td width="110""><div align="center" class="style8"><strong>Actual Concert Pitch</strong></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">G sharp</div></td> <td><div align="center">F sharp</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">G</div></td> <td><div align="center">F</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">G flat</div></td> <td><div align="center">F flat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">F sharp</div></td> <td><div align="center">E</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">F</div></td> <td><div align="center">E flat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">E</div></td> <td><div align="center">D</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">E flat</div></td> <td><div align="center">D flat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">D sharp</div></td> <td><div align="center">C sharp</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">D</div></td> <td><div align="center">C</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">D flat</div></td> <td><div align="center">C flat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">C sharp</div></td> <td><div align="center">B</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">C</div></td> <td><div align="center">B flat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">B</div></td> <td><div align="center">A</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">B flat</div></td> <td><div align="center">A flat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">A sharp</div></td> <td><div align="center">G sharp</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">A</div></td> <td><div align="center">G</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center">A flat</div></td> <td><div align="center">G flat</div></td> </tr> </table> </p>