Mellophone
F♯3 on the Mellophone
Written F♯3 — sounds concert B2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written F♯3 sounds concert B2 on mellophone.
F♯3 is the 2nd partial with all three valves, 6 semitones below open C4. It sounds concert B2. 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. Low mellophone notes are soft by nature; keep the aperture relaxed and do not force the volume.
About this note
F♯3 is the 2nd partial with all three valves, 6 semitones below open C4. It sounds concert B2. 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. Low mellophone notes are soft by nature; keep the aperture relaxed and do not force the volume.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 2 + 3
- Written pitch: F♯3 · Concert pitch: B2
- Sounding frequency: 123.47 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 2 — 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.