French Horn
F♯4 on the French Horn
Written F♯4 — sounds concert B3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written F♯4 sounds concert B3 on french horn.
Written F♯4 is valves 2 on the F horn: the 6th partial, 1 semitone below open G4. It sounds concert B3. 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 F♯4 is valves 2 on the F horn: the 6th partial, 1 semitone below open G4. It sounds concert B3. 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 + valves 2
- Written pitch: F♯4 · Concert pitch: B3
- Sounding frequency: 246.94 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 6 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for F♯4
- B♭ side (thumb): valves 1-2: Thumb (B♭ side) + valves 1 + 2. The same note on the B♭ horn (5th 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.