A♭5 on the B♭ Trumpet
To play High A♭ (A♭5) on trumpet, press valves 2 + 3.
What’s a partial?
With the same valves down your lips can buzz several notes. Each one is a partial, counted from the lowest. High A♭ is the 8th.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
Eighth partial with 2-3, four semitones below high C. Valve 1 would land on the unusable flat 7th partial, so 2-3 is the fingering every chart gives. Above the staff the slots are only a semitone apart — the lip, not the valve, decides whether Ab5 or A5 comes out.
Eighth partial with 2-3, four semitones below high C. Valve 1 would land on the unusable flat 7th partial, so 2-3 is the fingering every chart gives. Above the staff the slots are only a semitone apart — the lip, not the valve, decides whether Ab5 or A5 comes out.
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High A♭ is written A♭5 and sounds concert G♭5. It is the 8th partial.
Eighth partial with 2-3, four semitones below high C. Valve 1 would land on the unusable flat 7th partial, so 2-3 is the fingering every chart gives. Above the staff the slots are only a semitone apart — the lip, not the valve, decides whether Ab5 or A5 comes out.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2 + 3
- Written pitch: A♭5 · Concert pitch: G♭5
- Sounding frequency: 739.99 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8: the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure (the shape of your lips) select the partial.
Questions
How do you play High A♭ on trumpet?
To play High A♭ (A♭5) on trumpet, press valves 2 + 3. High A♭ is written A♭5 and sounds concert G♭5. It is the 8th partial.
Is High A♭ written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ trumpet it sounds concert G♭5.
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.