G Gb F# F E Eb D#

(F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert) (Db/C# Concert)

w ‹œ ∫œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ ˙ #˙ ∫œ ˙ bœ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ∫œ
& & & & &

Alt.: 1-3 Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.: Alt.: 1-2 or 3 Alt.: 2-3

Possible: 1-2 or 3 Possible: 2-3, OPEN Possible: 1-3, 2 Possible: 1-2-3, 1 Possible: 1-2 or 3

D Db C# C B Bb A#
(C Concert) (B Concert) (Bb Concert) (A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert)

w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ w bœ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ∫œ
& & & & &

Alt.: 1 Alt.: 1-2, 3 Alt.: 1 Alt.: 1-2 Alt.: 2-3

Possible: 1-3, 2-3 Possible: 1-2-3, 1-3 Possible: 2-3 Possible: 1-3 Possible: OPEN

A Ab G# G Gb F# F
(G Concert) (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert)

w ∫œ ‹œ bw #w w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ
& & & & &
E
VALVE SLIDE VA LVE SLID
USE 1st USE 1st

Alt.: 3, 1-3 Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.: 1-3 Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.:

Possible: 2 Possible: 1 Possible: 1-2 Possible: 2-3 Possible: 1-3

E E b D# D Db C # C
(D Concert) (Db/C# Concert) (C Concert) (B Concert) (Bb Concert)

w bœ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ∫œ ∫œ ‹œ
& & &w &
b˙ #˙ ‹œ &w ∫œ #œ

Alt.: 1-2 or 3 Alt.: 2-3 Alt.: 1-3 Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.: 2-3
Possible: 1-2-3 Possible: Possible: Possible: Possible:
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B Bb A# A Ab G# G
(A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert) (G Concert) (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert)

&w bœ ‹œ & bw #w ∫œ &w ∫œ ‹œ ∫œ ‹œ

& bw #w &w
E
VA LVE SLID
USE 1st

Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: 3 Alt.: Alt.: 1-3

Possible: 1-3 Possible: 1-2-3 Possible: Possible: Possible:

Gb F# F E E b D# D
(E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert) (Db/C# Concert) (C Concert)

&b ˙ #˙ ‹œ &w ∫œ #œ &w bœ ‹œ &b ˙ #˙ ∫œ &w ∫œ ‹œ

LIDE LIDE
1st VALVE S VALVE S
USE USE 3rd

Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.: Alt.: 3 Alt.: Alt.:

Possible: Possible: Possible: Possible: 3 (3rd slide) Possible: 2-3 (3rd slide)

Db C # C B Bb A# A
(B Concert) (Bb Concert) (A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert) (G Concert)

&b ˙ & ∫œ #œ & bœ ‹œ & &

#˙ ‹œ w w bw #w ∫œ w ∫œ ‹œ
E E
VA LVE SLID VA LVE SLID
USE 3rd USE 1st

Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: 3

Possible: 1-3 (slides) Possible: 1-2-3 (slides) Possible: Possible: Possible:

Ab G# G Gb F# F E
(Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert)
LIDE LIDE
VALVE S VALVE S
USE 1st USE 1st
& & & & &
bw #w w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ w bœ ‹œ
LIDE
ALVE S LID E LID E LID E
USE 3rd V E 3 r d VALVE S E 3 r d VALVE S E 3 r d VALVE S
U S U S U S

Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt:

Possible: 3 (3rd slide) Possible: 2-3 (3rd slide) Possible: 1-3 (slides) Possible: Possible:

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 Bb Trumpet Fingering
Chart
Created by Andrew B. Spang.
Edited by Joshua Whitehouse.

Common Note Names: Weird Spellings:

This is what the note is Just like you could be called “Son of Sue” or
usually called. Some “Daughter of Frank,” some notes can be called some
notes can have more than pretty strange things. These notes are shown with
one name, just like you filled in noteheads to show that they are unusual, but
can be called by your first possible, names. You can pretty much ignore these
name, or your last name until you see one in your music.

Bb A#
(or a combination of
them). Don’t be confused, The Best Fingering:
all the notes in one box The best way to finger a note is shown by the picture.
(Ab/G# Concert) The valves are shown 1 to 3, left to right. If you
sound the same.
can’t finger a note this way (say in a fast passage or
trill) then check the “Alt:” below.
Concert Pitch:
& bw #w ∫œ
Because TRUMPET is a
Alternate Fingerings:
transposing instrument,
Other ways of fingering notes that are acceptable to
we call the notes by dif-
use are shown here. Sometimes the alternate finger-
ferent names that what
ing may be more in-tune on your trumpet than the
they really sound.
Alt.: main fingering listed in the picture. Then you should
Concert Pitch means “the
Possible: 1-2-3 consider the Alt: fingering your main fingering.
same as everybody else.”

Possible Fingerings:
These will work, but they are often more difficult, out
These are what the notes look like. of tune, and ugly sounding. They are listed just to
The notes named in the top of the box help you make lip slur exercises and work out diffi-
will be shown with whole notes. cult trills or runs. This is not the best way to play a
given note.

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