Euphonium
A4 on the Euphonium
Written A4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A4
8th partial
A4 is the 8th partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open B♭4. Up here the slots are only a step apart, so hear the note before you play it. This is the top of most school euphonium parts; approach it with slurs from below.
About this note
A4 is the 8th partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open B♭4. Up here the slots are only a step apart, so hear the note before you play it. This is the top of most school euphonium parts; approach it with slurs from below.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2
- Written pitch: A4
- Sounding frequency: 440.00 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8 — 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.