B♭ Trumpet
E4 on the B♭ Trumpet
Written E4 — sounds concert D4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E4
Concert D43rd partialBeginner note
Third partial with 1-2, a minor third under G4. Expect E4 to feel slightly stuffier than F4 — that is the combination, not your air.
About this note
Third partial with 1-2, a minor third under G4. Expect E4 to feel slightly stuffier than F4 — that is the combination, not your air.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 2
- Written pitch: E4 · Concert pitch: D4
- Sounding frequency: 293.66 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 3 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for E4
- 3: Valves 3. Valve 3 alone is the standard substitute for 1-2 and is often smoother in a slurred line; both fingerings sit in the same 3rd-partial slot.
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.