BB♭ Tuba
D3 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written D3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
D3
5th partialBeginner note
Open horn on the 5th partial, and the one open note that is genuinely flat on most tubas. Lift it with air speed and firmness, never by pressing the mouthpiece in.
About this note
Open horn on the 5th partial, and the one open note that is genuinely flat on most tubas. Lift it with air speed and firmness, never by pressing the mouthpiece in.
- Primary fingering: Open (no valves)
- Written pitch: D3
- Sounding frequency: 146.83 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 5 — the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for D3
- 1-2: Valves 1 + 2. Places D3 on the 6th partial rather than the flat 5th — a trill and flexibility fingering.
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.