BB♭ Tuba
A♭1 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written A♭1. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A♭1
2nd partialBeginner note
Second partial with valve 1, a whole step below the open B♭. With one valve down the tuning is honest, so it is a good note to check the first-valve slide on.
About this note
Second partial with valve 1, a whole step below the open B♭. With one valve down the tuning is honest, so it is a good note to check the first-valve slide on.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1
- Written pitch: A♭1
- Sounding frequency: 51.91 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 2 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
BB♭ Tuba 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.