Mellophone
G4 on the Mellophone
Written G4 — sounds concert C4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Plays the real sound: written G4 sounds concert C4 on mellophone.
G4 is an open note on the 3rd partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. It sounds concert C4. 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
G4 is an open note on the 3rd partial: no valves down, so the lip alone picks the slot. It sounds concert C4. 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: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: G4 · Concert pitch: C4
- Sounding frequency: 261.63 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 3 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for G4
- 1-3: Valves 1 + 3. A 4th-partial fingering for the same pitch, used for lip-flexibility work; it inherits the sharpness of 1-3.
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.