B♭ Trumpet

B3 on the B♭ Trumpet

Written B3 — sounds concert A3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B3
Concert A32nd partialBeginner note
Written B3 on the treble staff

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.