BB♭ Tuba
A♭2 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written A♭2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A♭2
4th partialBeginner note
Fourth partial with valve 1 — the note tubas usually set the first-valve slide on. Sounds a whole step under open B♭2.
About this note
Fourth partial with valve 1 — the note tubas usually set the first-valve slide on. Sounds a whole step under open B♭2.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1
- Written pitch: A♭2
- Sounding frequency: 103.83 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 4 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for A♭2
- 1-2-3: Valves 1 + 2 + 3. Reaches the same pitch from the 5th partial; sharp and unwieldy, so a trill fingering only.
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.