E4 on the B♭ Trumpet
To play E4 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. E4 is the 3rd.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
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.
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.
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Alternate fingerings for E4
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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works
About this note
E4 is written E4 and sounds concert D4. It is the 3rd partial.
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 (the shape of your lips) 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.
Questions
How do you play E4 on trumpet?
To play E4 on trumpet, press valves 1 + 2. E4 is written E4 and sounds concert D4. It is the 3rd partial.
Is E4 written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ trumpet it sounds concert D4.
Is there another fingering for E4?
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.