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B flat tuba finger chart

B flat tuba finger chart
  1. What does the 5th valve on a Bb tuba do?

What does the 5th valve on a Bb tuba do?

The fifth valve almost uniformly lowers the instrument a flatted whole step; this allows for the note a perfect fifth down from the open partial to be more in-tune, as well as many notes that are subsequently lower in the pedal range.

Note How to tell an accented from an unaccented auxiliary note?
How to tell an accented from an unaccented auxiliary note?
An auxiliary note (or neighbour note) is approached by step and then returns by step to the original note. If it occurs with the second chord, it is c...
Chord 13 Chord Voicing Without Root, 3rd or 5th
13 Chord Voicing Without Root, 3rd or 5th
What is A chord with no third?What notes are in A 13 chord?Can you play A chord without the root note?What is A chord with no third?A suspended chord ...
Song What's the point of using different keys when creating music?
What's the point of using different keys when creating music?
Horns and woodwinds often sound much warmer in their lower registers and more sharp or shrill in higher registers. Playing in different keys necessita...