A5 on the B♭ Trumpet
To play High A (A5) on trumpet, press valves 1 + 2.
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.
Valves 1 and 2, just below High C. Use fast air and firm mouth corners, and hear the note before you play. It's easier to find coming down from High C than going up from G.
Valves 1 and 2, just below High C. Use fast air and firm mouth corners, and hear the note before you play. It's easier to find coming down from High C than going up from G.
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Alternate fingerings for A5
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Same fingering, different note
Your lips choose between these notes: the fingering stays the same.
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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works
About this note
High A is written A5 and sounds concert G5. It is the 8th partial.
Eighth partial with 1-2, a minor third under high C. Think the pitch downward from high C rather than upward from G5 — the slot is easier to find from above.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 2
- Written pitch: A5 · Concert pitch: G5
- Sounding frequency: 783.99 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8: the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure (the shape of your lips) select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for A5
- 3: Valves 3. The standard 1-2 substitute; many players prefer its feel and security this high in the register.
Questions
How do you play High A on trumpet?
To play High A (A5) on trumpet, press valves 1 + 2. High A is written A5 and sounds concert G5. 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 G5.
Is there another fingering for High A?
3: The standard 1-2 substitute; many players prefer its feel and security this high in the register.
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.