Euphonium
B♭2 on the Euphonium
Written B♭2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B♭2
2nd partialBeginner note
B♭2 is an open note on the 2nd partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. With no valves 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
B♭2 is an open note on the 2nd partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. With no valves 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: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: B♭2
- Sounding frequency: 116.54 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.