Mellophone
C♯4 on the Mellophone
Written C♯4 — sounds concert G♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written C♯4 sounds concert G♭3 on mellophone.
C♯4 is the 3rd partial with all three valves, 6 semitones below open G4. It sounds concert G♭3. All three valves together are the sharpest combination on the horn, so lip the note down or reach for the alternate — most mellophones have no slide trigger. This is where cracked notes usually start on mellophone: hear the pitch before you play it, and keep the air steady through the note.
About this note
C♯4 is the 3rd partial with all three valves, 6 semitones below open G4. It sounds concert G♭3. All three valves together are the sharpest combination on the horn, so lip the note down or reach for the alternate — most mellophones have no slide trigger. This is where cracked notes usually start on mellophone: hear the pitch before you play it, and keep the air steady through the note.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 2 + 3
- Written pitch: C♯4 · Concert pitch: G♭3
- Sounding frequency: 185.00 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 3 — 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.