Euphonium
A♭2 on the Euphonium
Written A♭2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A♭2
2nd partialBeginner note
A♭2 is the 2nd partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open B♭2. With valve 1 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. Down here, drop the jaw and use slow, warm air; the note should feel loose, not forced.
About this note
A♭2 is the 2nd partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open B♭2. With valve 1 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. Down here, drop the jaw and use slow, warm air; the note should feel loose, not forced.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1
- Written 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.
Euphonium 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.