Mellophone
B5 on the Mellophone
Written B5 — sounds concert E5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written B5 sounds concert E5 on mellophone.
B5 is the 8th partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open C6. It sounds concert E5. 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
B5 is the 8th partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open C6. It sounds concert E5. 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
- Written pitch: B5 · Concert pitch: E5
- Sounding frequency: 659.26 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.