## G GFbbF E ED (F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert) (Db/C# Concert) ∫œ w ‹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 b # b # D DC C B BA (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 b# b# A AG G GF F (G Concert) (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert) ∫œ ∫œ w ‹œ bw #w w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w #œ & & & & &
USE 1st VALVE SLIDE USE 1st VALVE SLIDE
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 b # b # E ED D DC C (D Concert) (Db/C# Concert) (C Concert) (B Concert) (Bb Concert)
w bœ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ∫œ w ∫œ b˙ & & & ‹œ & #˙ ‹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: b B Trumpet Fingering Chart, Page 1. Copyright © 1999 by Andrew B. Spang. May NOT be reproduced without permission. All Rights Reserved. b # b# B BA A AG G (A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert) (G Concert) (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert)
bœ ∫œ & w ‹œ & bw #w & w ∫œ ‹œ & bw #w &w ∫œ ‹œ
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Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: 3 Alt.: Alt.: 1-3 Possible: 1-3 Possible: 1-2-3 Possible: Possible: Possible: b# b # GF F E ED D (E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert) (Db/C# Concert) (C Concert)
&b˙ & ∫œ & #˙ ‹œ w #œ w bœ ‹œ &b˙ #˙ ∫œ & w ∫œ ‹œ
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Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.: Alt.: 3 Alt.: Alt.: Possible: Possible: Possible: Possible: 3 (3rd slide) Possible: 2-3 (3rd slide) b # DCb# C B BA A (B Concert) (Bb Concert) (A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert) (G Concert)
&b˙ & ∫œ & & & #˙ ‹œ w #œ w bœ ‹œ bw #w ∫œ w ∫œ ‹œ
USE 3rd VALVE SLIDE USE 1st VALVE SLIDE
Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: 3 Possible: 1-3 (slides) Possible: 1-2-3 (slides) Possible: Possible: Possible: b# b# AG G GF F E (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert)
USE 1st VALVE SLIDE USE 1st VALVE SLIDE & & & & & bw #w ∫œ w ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ w bœ ‹œ
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Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt: Possible: 3 (3rd slide) Possible: 2-3 (3rd slide) Possible: 1-3 (slides) Possible: Possible: b B Trumpet Fingering Chart, Page 2. Copyright © 1999 by Andrew B. Spang. May NOT be reproduced without permission. All Rights Reserved. b B 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. (or a combination of them). Don’t be confused, b # The Best Fingering: all the notes in one box BA The best way to finger a note is shown by the picture. sound the same. (Ab/G# Concert) The valves are shown 1 to 3, left to right. If you can’t finger a note this way (say in a fast passage or trill) then check the “Alt:” below. & bw #w ∫œ Concert Pitch: 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. main fingering listed in the picture. Then you should Concert Pitch means “the Alt.: consider the Alt: fingering your main fingering. same as everybody else.” Possible: 1-2-3
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. b B Trumpet Fingering Chart, Cover. Copyright © 1999 by Andrew B. Spang. May NOT be reproduced without permission. All Rights Reserved.