Mellophone
A♭5 on the Mellophone
Written A♭5 — sounds concert D♭5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written A♭5 sounds concert D♭5 on mellophone.
A♭5 is the 8th partial with valves 2 and 3, 4 semitones below open C6. It sounds concert D♭5. Up here the slots are only a step apart, so hear the note before you play it. This is the top of the usual marching range; rest between attempts and never force it.
About this note
A♭5 is the 8th partial with valves 2 and 3, 4 semitones below open C6. It sounds concert D♭5. Up here the slots are only a step apart, so hear the note before you play it. This is the top of the usual marching range; rest between attempts and never force it.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2 + 3
- Written pitch: A♭5 · Concert pitch: D♭5
- Sounding frequency: 554.37 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Mellophone 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.