Baritone (treble clef)
D5 on the Baritone (treble clef)
Written D5 — sounds concert C4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written D5 sounds concert C4 on baritone (treble clef).
D5 is the 5th partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open E5. It sounds concert C4. The 5th partial sits flat on every valved brass instrument, so keep the air moving and the pitch up. These fifth-partial notes crack easily on baritone; support the air and listen for the center.
About this note
D5 is the 5th partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open E5. It sounds concert C4. The 5th partial sits flat on every valved brass instrument, so keep the air moving and the pitch up. These fifth-partial notes crack easily on baritone; support the air and listen for the center.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1
- Written pitch: D5 · Concert pitch: C4
- Sounding frequency: 261.63 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 5 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for D5
- 1-3: Valves 1 + 3. Reaches C3 from the 6th partial instead of the 5th; useful for avoiding a flat 5th-partial slot.
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.