G2 on the BB♭ Tuba
To play G2 on tuba, press valves 1 + 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. G2 is the 4th.
Play along: hear the note for 2 beats, then you play it for 2.
Fourth partial with 1-2, or 3 alone. Whichever fingering you use the slot is identical; the valves only change how long the tube is.
Fourth partial with 1-2, or 3 alone. Whichever fingering you use the slot is identical; the valves only change how long the tube is.
Sound and display
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Alternate fingerings for G2
Each alternate has its own link. Send it to a student and the page opens with that fingering on the big diagram.
Same fingering, different note
Your lips choose between these notes: the fingering stays the same.
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Written and sounding pitch, and how the note works
About this note
G2 sounds G2 (the tuba reads at concert pitch). It is on the 4th partial.
Fourth partial with 1-2, or 3 alone. Whichever fingering you use the slot is identical; the valves only change how long the tube is.
- Primary fingering: Valves 1 + 2
- Written pitch: G2
- Sounding frequency: 98.00 Hz
- Harmonic partial: 4: the valves set the tube length, but your air and embouchure (the shape of your lips) select the partial.
Alternate fingerings for G2
- 3: Valves 3. The usual alternate — same minor third, same slot; it saves a finger move in a chromatic run.
Questions
How do you play G2 on tuba?
To play G2 on tuba, press valves 1 + 2. G2 sounds G2 (the tuba reads at concert pitch). It is on the 4th partial.
Is G2 written or concert pitch?
The name on this page is the written note you read. It sounds G2.
Is there another fingering for G2?
3: The usual alternate — same minor third, same slot; it saves a finger move in a chromatic run.
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.