E3 on the BB♭ Tuba
To play E3 on tuba, press valve 2.
What’s a partial?
With the same valves down your lips can buzz several notes. Each one is a partial, counted from the lowest. E3 is the 6th.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
The slots are close together here; a lazy attack drops to E♭3 or slides up to F3.
The slots are close together here; a lazy attack drops to E♭3 or slides up to F3.
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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works
About this note
E3 sounds E3 (the tuba reads at concert pitch). It is on the 6th partial.
Sixth partial with valve 2, a semitone under F3. The slots are close together here; a lazy attack drops to E♭3 or slides up to F3.
- Primary fingering: Valves 2
- Written pitch: E3
- Sounding frequency: 164.81 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 E3 on tuba?
To play E3 on tuba, press valve 2. E3 sounds E3 (the tuba reads at concert pitch). It is on the 6th partial.
Is E3 written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds E3.
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.