Just looking over a fingering chart

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Just looking over a fingering chart

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Well, been looking at a few different fingering charts actually so I can retrain myself, somewhat, before my tuba is delivered. I still remember more than I thought! Woohoo! :lol: I aint blew on a horn in more than twenty years but I know ive still got it! :wink: Yall be keepin an eye out on youtube for one of my upcoming videos. Maybe Carnival of Venice. :oops:

Anyhoot, tween now and then, I cant remember why a Bb tuba fingering chart doesnt show a Cb or a Fb. Yet, in some music scores ive been browsing ive noticed some Cb notes. I reckon its cause a Bb tuba wont play those tones?
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Re: Just looking over a fingering chart

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LazyGhost wrote:Well, been looking at a few different fingering charts actually so I can retrain myself, somewhat, before my tuba is delivered. I still remember more than I thought! Woohoo! :lol: I aint blew on a horn in more than twenty years but I know ive still got it! :wink: Yall be keepin an eye out on youtube for one of my upcoming videos. Maybe Carnival of Venice. :oops:

Anyhoot, tween now and then, I cant remember why a Bb tuba fingering chart doesnt show a Cb or a Fb. Yet, in some music scores ive been browsing ive noticed some Cb notes. I reckon its cause a Bb tuba wont play those tones?
No, they're in there (installed at the factory :wink: ) -- they're just using aliases:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enharmonic

So Cb is the same pitch as B natural, and Fb is the same as E natural. You may also encounter B# and E#, which are the same as C and F, respectively.

Sounds like you're doing fine ... looking forward to videos! :)
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Why, thank ya sir!

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