BB♭ Tuba
B♭1 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written B♭1. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B♭1
2nd partialBeginner note
Open horn on the 2nd partial — the tuba's home note and the anchor of the low register. Every note from E1 to A1 is this same slot lengthened by valves. Below it lies the pedal B♭0, the fundamental, which needs a huge, relaxed aperture.
About this note
Open horn on the 2nd partial — the tuba's home note and the anchor of the low register. Every note from E1 to A1 is this same slot lengthened by valves. Below it lies the pedal B♭0, the fundamental, which needs a huge, relaxed aperture.
- Primary fingering: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: B♭1
- Sounding frequency: 58.27 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.