French Horn
G4 on the French Horn
Written G4 — sounds concert C4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written G4 sounds concert C4 on french horn.
Written G4 is open on the F horn: the 6th partial. It sounds concert C4. 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 G4 is open on the F horn: the 6th partial. It sounds concert C4. 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: G4 · Concert pitch: C4
- Sounding frequency: 261.63 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 6 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for G4
- B♭ side (thumb): valves 1: Thumb (B♭ side) + valves 1. 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.