Baritone (treble clef)
B♭3 on the Baritone (treble clef)
Written B♭3 — sounds concert A♭2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written B♭3 sounds concert A♭2 on baritone (treble clef).
B♭3 is the 2nd partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open C4. It sounds concert A♭2. With valve 1 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. Low baritone notes want a big, relaxed aperture and plenty of slow air; let the larger mouthpiece do the work.
About this note
B♭3 is the 2nd partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open C4. It sounds concert A♭2. With valve 1 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. Low baritone notes want a big, relaxed aperture and plenty of slow air; let the larger mouthpiece do the work.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1
- Written pitch: B♭3 · Concert pitch: A♭2
- Sounding frequency: 103.83 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 2 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Baritone (treble clef) fingering data last updated . Every diagram here, in the printable PDF and in the chart image comes from one dataset, so the paper and the screen cannot disagree.