G4 on the B♭ Trumpet
To play G4 on trumpet, press no valves: play it open.
What’s a partial?
With the same valves down your lips can buzz several notes. Each one is a partial, counted from the lowest. G4 is the 3rd.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
The 3rd partial is naturally a shade sharp on most trumpets, so correct it at the main tuning slide rather than dragging it down with the lip.
The 3rd partial is naturally a shade sharp on most trumpets, so correct it at the main tuning slide rather than dragging it down with the lip.
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Alternate fingerings for G4
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Same fingering, different note
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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works
About this note
G4 is written G4 and sounds concert F4. It is the 3rd partial.
Open horn on the 3rd partial, the middle-register anchor. The 3rd partial is naturally a shade sharp on most trumpets, so correct it at the main tuning slide rather than dragging it down with the lip.
- Primary fingering: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: G4 · Concert pitch: F4
- Sounding frequency: 349.23 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 G4
- 1-3: Valves 1 + 3. A 4th-partial fingering for the same pitch, used for trills and lip-flexibility work; it inherits the sharpness of 1-3, so pull the third slide.
Questions
How do you play G4 on trumpet?
To play G4 on trumpet, press no valves: play it open. G4 is written G4 and sounds concert F4. It is the 3rd partial.
Is G4 written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ trumpet it sounds concert F4.
Is there another fingering for G4?
1-3: A 4th-partial fingering for the same pitch, used for trills and lip-flexibility work; it inherits the sharpness of 1-3, so pull the third slide.
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.