Mellophone
B♭5 on the Mellophone
Written B♭5 — sounds concert E♭5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written B♭5 sounds concert E♭5 on mellophone.
B♭5 is the 8th partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open C6. It sounds concert E♭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
B♭5 is the 8th partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open C6. It sounds concert E♭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 1
- Written pitch: B♭5 · Concert pitch: E♭5
- Sounding frequency: 622.25 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Fingerings to avoid for B♭5
- Open (7th partial): Open (no valves). The open 7th partial sounds roughly this pitch but about a third of a semitone flat; listed for reference only, not as a usable fingering.
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.