Tuba fingering chart
Every fingering for the tuba in B flat, from low to high. Valve 1 lowers by two semitones, valve 2 by one, valve 3 by three.
| Note | Valves | |
|---|---|---|
| F#1 | 1+2+3 | |
| G1 | 1+3 | |
| G#1 | 2+3 | |
| A1 | 1+2 | |
| A#1 | 1 | |
| B1 | 2 | |
| C2 | open | |
| C#2 | 1+2+3 | |
| D2 | 1+3 | |
| D#2 | 2+3 | |
| E2 | 1+2 | |
| F2 | 1 | |
| F#2 | 2 | |
| G2 | open | |
| G#2 | 2+3 | |
| A2 | 1+2 | |
| A#2 | 1 | |
| B2 | 2 | |
| C3 | open | |
| C#3 | 1+2 | |
| D3 | 1 | |
| D#3 | 2 | |
| E3 | open | |
| F3 | 1 | |
| F#3 | 2 | |
| G3 | open | |
| G#3 | 1 | |
| A3 | 2 | |
| A#3 | open | |
| B3 | 2 | |
| C4 | open |
Valve 1 lowers by two semitones, valve 2 by one, valve 3 by three. Every fingering here is computed from that rather than copied — and the one using the fewest valves is always chosen.
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