BB♭ Sousaphone
G2 on the BB♭ Sousaphone
Written G2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
G2
4th partialBeginner note
G2 is the 4th partial with valves 1 and 2, 3 semitones below open B♭2. With valves 1 and 2 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. This is the sousaphone's most comfortable range — where most marching parts live.
About this note
G2 is the 4th partial with valves 1 and 2, 3 semitones below open B♭2. With valves 1 and 2 down the tuning is honest, which makes it a useful note to tune against. This is the sousaphone's most comfortable range — where most marching parts live.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 2
- Written pitch: G2
- Sounding frequency: 98.00 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 4 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for G2
- 3: Valves 3. The usual alternate — same minor third, same slot; it saves a finger move in a chromatic run.
BB♭ Sousaphone 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.