French Horn
C4 on the French Horn
Written C4 — sounds concert F3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written C4 sounds concert F3 on french horn.
Written C4 is open on the F horn: the 4th partial. It sounds concert F3. This slot is close to in tune, so it is a good reference for the hand position in the bell. Most players stay on the F side up to written G4, where its partials are still far enough apart to find.
About this note
Written C4 is open on the F horn: the 4th partial. It sounds concert F3. This slot is close to in tune, so it is a good reference for the hand position in the bell. Most players stay on the F side up to written G4, where its partials are still far enough apart to find.
- Primary fingering: F side, open
- Written pitch: C4 · Concert pitch: F3
- Sounding frequency: 174.61 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 4 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for C4
- B♭ side (thumb): open: Thumb (B♭ side), open. The same note on the B♭ horn (3rd partial). Safer to hit in fast or loud passages; check the tuning against the F side.
French Horn 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.