Mellophone
F4 on the Mellophone
Written F4 — sounds concert B♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written F4 sounds concert B♭3 on mellophone.
F4 is the 3rd partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open G4. It sounds concert B♭3. 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
F4 is the 3rd partial with valve 1, 2 semitones below open G4. It sounds concert B♭3. 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 1
- Written pitch: F4 · Concert pitch: B♭3
- Sounding frequency: 233.08 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.