E♭3 on the BB♭ Tuba
To play E♭3 on tuba, press valve 1.
What’s a partial?
With the same valves down your lips can buzz several notes. Each one is a partial, counted from the lowest. E♭3 is the 6th.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
The 6th partial runs slightly sharp, so E♭3 usually needs no slide help even where E♭2 does.
The 6th partial runs slightly sharp, so E♭3 usually needs no slide help even where E♭2 does.
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About this note
E♭3 sounds E♭3 (the tuba reads at concert pitch). It is on the 6th partial.
Sixth partial with valve 1, two semitones below open F3. The 6th partial runs slightly sharp, so E♭3 usually needs no slide help even where E♭2 does.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1
- Written pitch: E♭3
- Sounding frequency: 155.56 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 6: the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure (the shape of your lips) select the partial.
Questions
How do you play E♭3 on tuba?
To play E♭3 on tuba, press valve 1. E♭3 sounds E♭3 (the tuba reads at concert pitch). It is on the 6th partial.
Is E♭3 written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds E♭3.
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.