BB♭ Tuba
B♭3 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written B♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B♭3
8th partial
Open horn on the 8th partial — two octaves above B♭1 on the identical no-valve fingering, and the top of this chart. Solo tubists go on to F4 and beyond, but for band music B♭3 is the practical ceiling.
About this note
Open horn on the 8th partial — two octaves above B♭1 on the identical no-valve fingering, and the top of this chart. Solo tubists go on to F4 and beyond, but for band music B♭3 is the practical ceiling.
- Primary fingering: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: B♭3
- Sounding frequency: 233.08 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.