B♭ Trumpet
A♭3 on the B♭ Trumpet
Written A♭3 — sounds concert G♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A♭3
Concert G♭32nd partial
Second partial with 2-3, four semitones under C4. 2-3 behaves far better in tune than 1-3 or 1-2-3, which makes Ab3 the most secure of the very low notes. Written Ab sounds concert Gb, which surprises students reading flat-key parts.
About this note
Second partial with 2-3, four semitones under C4. 2-3 behaves far better in tune than 1-3 or 1-2-3, which makes Ab3 the most secure of the very low notes. Written Ab sounds concert Gb, which surprises students reading flat-key parts.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2 + 3
- Written pitch: A♭3 · Concert pitch: G♭3
- Sounding frequency: 185.00 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 2 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
B♭ Trumpet 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.