Euphonium
B♭4 on the Euphonium
Written B♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B♭4
8th partial
B♭4 is an open note on the 8th partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. 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
B♭4 is an open note on the 8th partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. 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: Open (no valves)
- Written 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.
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.