BB♭ Tuba
A3 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written A3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
A3
8th partial
Eighth partial with valve 2, a semitone below B♭3. Build the slot here before reaching for the top note.
About this note
Eighth partial with valve 2, a semitone below B♭3. Build the slot here before reaching for the top note.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2
- Written pitch: A3
- Sounding frequency: 220.00 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 8 — 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.