Baritone (treble clef)

B4 on the Baritone (treble clef)

Written B4 — sounds concert A3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B4
Concert A34th partialBeginner note
Written B4 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written B4 sounds concert A3 on baritone (treble clef).

B4 is the 4th partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open C5. It sounds concert A3. With valve 2 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. This is the middle of the baritone's range and its best tone: use it to set up your sound.

About this note

B4 is the 4th partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open C5. It sounds concert A3. With valve 2 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. This is the middle of the baritone's range and its best tone: use it to set up your sound.

  • Primary fingering: Valves 2
  • Written pitch: B4 · Concert pitch: A3
  • Sounding frequency: 220.00 Hz
  • Harmonic partial: 4 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.

Alternate fingerings for B4

  • 1-3: Valves 1 + 3. The same pitch off the 5th partial, used for trills; sharp like every 1-3 fingering.

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.