Mellophone
G3 on the Mellophone
Written G3 — sounds concert C3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written G3 sounds concert C3 on mellophone.
G3 is the 2nd partial with valves 1 and 3, 5 semitones below open C4. It sounds concert C3. Valves 1 and 3 together run sharp, 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
G3 is the 2nd partial with valves 1 and 3, 5 semitones below open C4. It sounds concert C3. Valves 1 and 3 together run sharp, 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 + 3
- Written pitch: G3 · Concert pitch: C3
- Sounding frequency: 130.81 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.