Mellophone
C6 on the Mellophone
Written C6 — sounds concert F5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written C6 sounds concert F5 on mellophone.
C6 is an open note on the 8th partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. It sounds concert F5. 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
C6 is an open note on the 8th partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. It sounds concert F5. 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: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: C6 · Concert pitch: F5
- Sounding frequency: 698.46 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.