G3 on the B♭ Trumpet
To play Low G (G3) on trumpet, press valves 1 + 3.
What’s a partial?
With the same valves down your lips can buzz several notes. Each one is a partial, counted from the lowest. Low G is the 2nd.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
Second partial with 1-3, five semitones below open C4. The 1-3 combination is sharp by design and low G is where most players first hear it, so push the third valve slide out. Keep the air slow and wide rather than loud.
Second partial with 1-3, five semitones below open C4. The 1-3 combination is sharp by design and low G is where most players first hear it, so push the third valve slide out. Keep the air slow and wide rather than loud.
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About this note
Low G is written G3 and sounds concert F3. It is the 2nd partial.
Second partial with 1-3, five semitones below open C4. The 1-3 combination is sharp by design and low G is where most players first hear it, so push the third valve slide out. Keep the air slow and wide rather than loud.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 3
- Written pitch: G3 · Concert pitch: F3
- Sounding frequency: 174.61 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 2: the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure (the shape of your lips) select the partial.
Questions
How do you play Low G on trumpet?
To play Low G (G3) on trumpet, press valves 1 + 3. Low G is written G3 and sounds concert F3. It is the 2nd partial.
Is Low G written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ trumpet it sounds concert F3.
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.