C♯5 on the B♭ Trumpet
To play C♯5 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. C♯5 is the 5th.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
Fifth partial with 1-2, a minor third below open E5. The 5th partial is noticeably flat on most trumpets, so support the pitch from underneath rather than letting it settle.
Fifth partial with 1-2, a minor third below open E5. The 5th partial is noticeably flat on most trumpets, so support the pitch from underneath rather than letting it settle.
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Alternate fingerings for C♯5
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Same fingering, different note
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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works
About this note
C♯5 is written C♯5 and sounds concert B4. It is the 5th partial.
Fifth partial with 1-2, a minor third below open E5. The 5th partial is noticeably flat on most trumpets, so support the pitch from underneath rather than letting it settle.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 2
- Written pitch: C♯5 · Concert pitch: B4
- Sounding frequency: 493.88 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 5: the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure (the shape of your lips) select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for C♯5
- 3: Valves 3. The common substitute for 1-2 in this register; it is often easier to slur into and out of.
Questions
How do you play C♯5 on trumpet?
To play C♯5 on trumpet, press valves 1 + 2. C♯5 is written C♯5 and sounds concert B4. It is the 5th partial.
Is C♯5 written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ trumpet it sounds concert B4.
Is there another fingering for C♯5?
3: The common substitute for 1-2 in this register; it is often easier to slur into and out of.
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.