Baritone (treble clef)
C6 on the Baritone (treble clef)
Written C6 — sounds concert B♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written C6 sounds concert B♭4 on baritone (treble clef).
C6 is an open note on the 8th partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. It sounds concert B♭4. Up here the slots are only a step apart, so hear the note before you play it. This is the top of a typical school baritone part; build up to it with lip slurs, not pressure.
About this note
C6 is an open note on the 8th partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. It sounds concert B♭4. Up here the slots are only a step apart, so hear the note before you play it. This is the top of a typical school baritone part; build up to it with lip slurs, not pressure.
- Primary fingering: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: C6 · Concert pitch: B♭4
- Sounding frequency: 466.16 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8 — 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.