B♭ Trumpet
B3 on the B♭ Trumpet
Written B3 — sounds concert A3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B3
Concert A32nd partialBeginner note
Second partial with valve 2, a semitone under open C4 and usually the easiest low note to find. Valve 2 has the shortest tubing, so it needs no slide correction. Slurring B3 to C4 shows how little the lip changes inside a single partial.
About this note
Second partial with valve 2, a semitone under open C4 and usually the easiest low note to find. Valve 2 has the shortest tubing, so it needs no slide correction. Slurring B3 to C4 shows how little the lip changes inside a single partial.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2
- Written pitch: B3 · Concert pitch: A3
- Sounding frequency: 220.00 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.