G5 on the B♭ Trumpet
To play High G (G5) 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. High G is the 6th.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
The 6th partial is slightly sharp, which is why high G often sounds bright against the band.
The 6th partial is slightly sharp, which is why high G often sounds bright against the band.
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Alternate fingerings for G5
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Same fingering, different note
Your lips choose between these notes: the fingering stays the same.
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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works
About this note
High G is written G5 and sounds concert F5. It is the 6th partial.
Open horn on the 6th partial, an octave above G4 on the identical fingering. The 6th partial is slightly sharp, which is why high G often sounds bright against the band.
- Primary fingering: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: G5 · Concert pitch: F5
- Sounding frequency: 698.46 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 6: the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure (the shape of your lips) select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for G5
- 1-3: Valves 1 + 3. The same pitch off the 8th partial; a trill and flexibility fingering, sharp like all 1-3 combinations.
Questions
How do you play High G on trumpet?
To play High G (G5) on trumpet, press no valves: play it open. High G is written G5 and sounds concert F5. It is the 6th partial.
Is High G written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ trumpet it sounds concert F5.
Is there another fingering for High G?
1-3: The same pitch off the 8th partial; a trill and flexibility fingering, sharp like all 1-3 combinations.
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.