BB♭ Tuba
E♭3 on the BB♭ Tuba
Written E♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E♭3
6th partialBeginner note
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.
About this note
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 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.