Mellophone
D4 on the Mellophone
Written D4 — sounds concert G3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written D4 sounds concert G3 on mellophone.
D4 is the 3rd partial with valves 1 and 3, 5 semitones below open G4. It sounds concert G3. Valves 1 and 3 together run sharp, 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
D4 is the 3rd partial with valves 1 and 3, 5 semitones below open G4. It sounds concert G3. Valves 1 and 3 together run sharp, 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 + 3
- Written pitch: D4 · Concert pitch: G3
- Sounding frequency: 196.00 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.