You can use it to play the petals more in tune (I think the Arban book has a 5 valve BBb fingering chart) and now you can really play the petal C flat with out a ridiculous amount of slide pulling.
Doug Black
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Here is some information that you may find helpful:
http://galvanizedjazz.com/tuba.html
You can use the 5th valve in combination with others to play certain notes in tune better than you could with only 4 valves, and you can play chromatically all the way down to the pedal tone. As for remembering the fingerings, good luck.
http://galvanizedjazz.com/tuba.html
You can use the 5th valve in combination with others to play certain notes in tune better than you could with only 4 valves, and you can play chromatically all the way down to the pedal tone. As for remembering the fingerings, good luck.