Euphonium
G♭4 on the Euphonium
Written G♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
G♭4
8th partial
G♭4 is the 8th partial with valves 2 and 3, 4 semitones 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
G♭4 is the 8th partial with valves 2 and 3, 4 semitones 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 + 3
- Written pitch: G♭4
- Sounding frequency: 369.99 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.