B♭ Trumpet
High C on the B♭ Trumpet
Written C6 — sounds concert B♭5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Open horn on the 8th partial — the same no-valve fingering as C4, G4, C5, E5 and G5, two octaves above low C, and written high C sounds concert Bb5. Getting it is a matter of air speed, aperture and hearing the slot, never pressure: with no valves down there is nothing for the fingers to contribute.
About this note
Open horn on the 8th partial — the same no-valve fingering as C4, G4, C5, E5 and G5, two octaves above low C, and written high C sounds concert Bb5. Getting it is a matter of air speed, aperture and hearing the slot, never pressure: with no valves down there is nothing for the fingers to contribute.
- Primary fingering: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: C6 · Concert pitch: B♭5
- Sounding frequency: 932.33 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
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.