Mellophone
F♯4 on the Mellophone
Written F♯4 — sounds concert B3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written F♯4 sounds concert B3 on mellophone.
F♯4 is the 3rd partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open G4. It sounds concert B3. The 3rd partial tends a little sharp; relax the aperture rather than pushing. 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
F♯4 is the 3rd partial with valve 2, 1 semitone below open G4. It sounds concert B3. The 3rd partial tends a little sharp; relax the aperture rather than pushing. 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 2
- Written pitch: F♯4 · Concert pitch: B3
- Sounding frequency: 246.94 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 3 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for F♯4
- 1-2-3: Valves 1 + 2 + 3. Reaches the same pitch from the 4th partial; much sharper, so it is kept for trills and awkward slurs.
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.