French Horn
G3 on the French Horn
Written G3 — sounds concert C3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written G3 sounds concert C3 on french horn.
Written G3 is open on the F horn: the 3rd partial. It sounds concert C3. The 3rd partial runs a touch sharp; cover a little more of the bell with the right hand. Low register on the F side: relax the jaw and let the air slow down rather than forcing.
About this note
Written G3 is open on the F horn: the 3rd partial. It sounds concert C3. The 3rd partial runs a touch sharp; cover a little more of the bell with the right hand. Low register on the F side: relax the jaw and let the air slow down rather than forcing.
- Primary fingering: F side, open
- Written pitch: G3 · Concert pitch: C3
- Sounding frequency: 130.81 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 3 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for G3
- B♭ side (thumb): valves 1-3: Thumb (B♭ side) + valves 1 + 3. 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.