B-flat Trumpet Fingering Chart
The B♭ trumpet is a B♭ instrument. Notes are shown in written pitch — the note names you read on the page. Concert pitch is shown alongside for reference.
For the full transposition reference, see the B-flat trumpet transposition guide.
How to Read This Chart
Each valve diagram shows three valves labeled 1, 2, and 3 (left to right). A dark filled valve with a downward arrow means that valve is depressed. An open (light) valve is not pressed.
Standard Fingerings — Valve Combinations
| Written | Concert | Valves | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| F#3 | E3 | 1 + 2 + 3 | Concert E3 (written F#3) — all 3 valves; lowest standard note |
| G3 | F3 | 1 + 3 | Concert F3 (written G3) — valves 1+3 |
| G#3 / Ab3 | F#3 / Gb3 | 2 + 3 | Concert F#3 (written Ab3) — valves 2+3 |
| A3 | G3 | 1 + 2 | Concert G3 (written A3) — valves 1+2 (preferred over 3 alone) |
| A#3 / Bb3 | G#3 / Ab3 | 1 | Concert Ab3 (written Bb3) — valve 1 only |
| B3 | A3 | 2 | Concert A3 (written B3) — valve 2 only |
| C4 | A#3 / Bb3 | Open (no valves) | Concert Bb3 (written C4) — open, no valves; 2nd partial |
| C#4 | B3 | 1 + 2 + 3 | Concert B3 (written C#4) — all 3 valves; 3rd partial |
| D4 | C4 | 1 + 3 | Concert C4 (written D4) — valves 1+3 |
| D#4 / Eb4 | C#4 / Db4 | 2 + 3 | Concert C#4 (written Eb4) — valves 2+3 |
| E4 | D4 | 1 + 2 | Concert D4 (written E4) — valves 1+2 |
| F4 | D#4 / Eb4 | 1 | Concert Eb4 (written F4) — valve 1 only |
| F#4 | E4 | 2 | Concert E4 (written F#4) — valve 2 only |
| G4 | F4 | Open (no valves) | Concert F4 (written G4) — open; 3rd partial |
| G#4 / Ab4 | F#4 / Gb4 | 2 + 3 | Concert F#4 (written Ab4) — valves 2+3; 4th partial |
| A4 | G4 | 1 + 2 | Concert G4 (written A4) — valves 1+2 |
| A#4 / Bb4 | G#4 / Ab4 | 1 | Concert Ab4 (written Bb4) — valve 1 only |
| B4 | A4 | 2 | Concert A4 (written B4) — valve 2 only |
| C5 | A#4 / Bb4 | Open (no valves) | Concert Bb4 (written C5) — open; 4th partial |
| C#5 | B4 | 1 + 2 | Concert B4 (written C#5) — valves 1+2; 5th partial |
| D5 | C5 | 1 | Concert C5 (written D5) — valve 1 only |
| D#5 / Eb5 | C#5 / Db5 | 2 | Concert C#5 (written Eb5) — valve 2 only |
| E5 | D5 | Open (no valves) | Concert D5 (written E5) — open; 5th partial |
| F5 | D#5 / Eb5 | 1 | Concert Eb5 (written F5) — valve 1; 6th partial region |
| F#5 | E5 | 2 | Concert E5 (written F#5) — valve 2 only |
| G5 | F5 | Open (no valves) | Concert F5 (written G5) — open; 6th partial |
| G#5 / Ab5 | F#5 / Gb5 | 2 + 3 | Concert F#5 (written Ab5) — valves 2+3; upper register |
| A5 | G5 | 1 + 2 | Concert G5 (written A5) — valves 1+2 |
| A#5 / Bb5 | G#5 / Ab5 | 1 | Concert Ab5 (written Bb5) — valve 1 only |
| B5 | A5 | 2 | Concert A5 (written B5) — valve 2 only |
| C6 | A#5 / Bb5 | Open (no valves) | Concert Bb5 (written C6) — open; 8th partial |
| C#6 | B5 | 1 + 2 | Concert B5 (written C#6) — valves 1+2; high register |
| D6 | C6 | 1 | Concert C6 (written D6) — valve 1; upper limit of standard range |
Alternate Fingerings
Alternate fingerings produce the same pitch but are used for smoother technique in specific musical contexts.
| Written | Concert | Valves | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | G3 | 3 | Valve 3 alone — alternate for A3 passage work (slightly sharp, adjust slide) |
| A4 | G4 | 3 | Valve 3 alone — alternate for G4; used in fast passages |
| A#4 / Bb4 | G#4 / Ab4 | 2 + 3 | Valves 2+3 — sharp alternate; requires slide adjustment |
| G4 | F4 | 1 + 3 | Valves 1+3 — alternate F4 from 4th partial; useful in low-register passages |
| E4 | D4 | 3 | Valve 3 alone — alternate D4; slightly flat, use for low-register passage work |
| D#4 / Eb4 | C#4 / Db4 | 3 | Valve 3 alone — alternate for Db4 (slightly sharp) |
| F#3 | E3 | 1 + 2 + 3 | All valves — very flat, extend all three slides for intonation |
Sources: Arban Complete Method for Trumpet; theonlinemetronome.com — Trumpet Fingering Chart
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