BB♭ Tuba
A1 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written A1. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A1
2nd partialBeginner note
Second partial with valve 2, a semitone under open B♭1 and usually the easiest low note to find. Slur A–B♭ and feel how little the lips change within one partial.
About this note
Second partial with valve 2, a semitone under open B♭1 and usually the easiest low note to find. Slur A–B♭ and feel how little the lips change within one partial.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2
- Written pitch: A1
- Sounding frequency: 55.00 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.