5 Valve BBb fingering chart
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mTaUrBkA
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5 Valve BBb fingering chart
I am looking for a fingering chart for a 5 valve BBb for my friend....does anyone have any pdf file or anything?
- The Big Ben
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Re: 5 Valve BBb fingering chart
There's a CC chart with 5v in the "Tips" section here. You could transpose 'em a step.mTaUrBkA wrote:I am looking for a fingering chart for a 5 valve BBb for my friend....does anyone have any pdf file or anything?
I think 5th valve charts list 'suggestions' rather than absolutes- depending on your horn, Your Mileage May Vary.
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Re: 5 Valve BBb fingering chart
It depends on the tuba as to what effect the 5th valve will have. If the first valve is tuned such that 4-5 yields an in-tune low Eb, then the D will be 2-3-4, the Db 3-4-5, the C will be 2-3-4-5 or 1-3-4-5, and the B will be 1-2-3-4-5. Expect variations. Those are the only official notes that use the fifth valve, but given the quirks of the instrument it might be useful elsewhere, too.mTaUrBkA wrote:I am looking for a fingering chart for a 5 valve BBb for my friend....does anyone have any pdf file or anything?
Rick "assuming a flat whole-step fifth" Denney
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Re: 5 Valve BBb fingering chart
There are quite good fingering charts for four keys of tuba in Harvey Phillips and William Winkle's "Art of Tuba and Euphonium." The charts provide options for the different lengths of 5th valve, as well as common valve slide pulls for horns with less than five valves.mTaUrBkA wrote:I am looking for a fingering chart for a 5 valve BBb for my friend....does anyone have any pdf file or anything?
Dean E
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