Every note needs to sound good. Since you’re still reading, or at least scanning, you must be interested in the major scale sheet below. A Chromatic scale is pretty much playing the fingering chart and you can start it anywhere. Thank you for your support! This is very helpful, is it possible to put diminished triads? Enjoy the pretty pictures. That should keep you off the streets for a while. ~SW, The natural minor has been a great help thanks. ), with A being the sixth note of the C major scale. KeyThe “o” characters stand for an open valve, while the “x” characters stand for a closed valve. Click here to buy The Buzzing Book by Dr. James Thompson.
Nova, Awesome to see you worked it out, your comments are sure to help someone else! Some of these keys might seem unlikely to appear in your Concert Band, but if you play in a group with string players or singers you’re going to need them.
I am really happy about the good work that you doing sir, I would like to know the fingering chart for the various scales like the pentatonic scale, chromatic scale, and the others. Are you struggling to play above the staff? Stay hip and keep honkin’ I do not recommend any products that I have not personally used with success. If that’s confusing then you haven’t got the business of being a transposing instrument figured out. Your email address will not be published. Hold on nevermind, no need to reply I’m stupid: Bb is A#… Forget I was ever here! Click on the images to obtain printable copies of the notations and finger positions.
Just one question: Where is the Eb scale?
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thank you! If you are a beginner you should probably focus on getting the Concert Bb scale under your fingers and into your chops. Here is a scale sheet of major trumpet scales that you can download or print: Find a printable Trumpet Scale Sheet document here: Scales are referred to by their starting notes.
That’s when it really helps your playing get “next level”. If you haven’t yet learned any music theory you might want to take note of those key signatures and how they relate to the starting notes (tonics).
Happy practicing! Make sure to learn the natural minor first as this makes both melodic and harmonic minor easier to play and understand. Required fields are marked *. You’re going to learn how the valves direct the flow of air through the trumpet making it possible for us to play different notes as well as how to play the chromatic scale on the trumpet.
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I’m looking forward to posting diminished patterns for trumpet in the near future! If a scale goes below your working range it’s time to learn those notes and get them sounding good. Wow this is really amazing and helpful!
* Click to cycle through alternative fingering combinations (where available). How to Play the Trumpet:Fingering diagram for the trumpet. here. For each note the valves are listed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd valve from left to right, A / B / C / D / E / F / G / Axxo / oxo / ooo / xox / xxo / xoo / ooo / xxo, A# / B# / C# / D# / E# / F# / G# / A#xoo / ooo / xxx / oxx / xoo / oxo / oxx / xoo, B / C# / D / E / F# / G / A / Boxo / xxx / xox / xxo / oxo / ooo / xxo / oxo, C / D / Eb / F / G / Ab / Bb / Cooo / xox / oxx / xoo / ooo / oxx / xoo / ooo, C# / D# / E / F# / G# / A / B / C#xxx / oxx / xxo / oxo / oxx / xxo / oxo / xxo, D / E / F / G / A / Bb / C / Dxox / xxo / xoo / ooo / xxo / xoo / ooo / xoo, D# / E# / F# / G# / A# / B / C# / D#oxx / xoo / oxo / oxx / xoo / oxo / xxo / oxo, E / F# / G / A / B / C / D / Exxo / oxo / ooo / xxo / oxo / ooo / xoo / ooo, F / G / Ab / Bb / C / Db / Eb / Fxoo / ooo / oxx / xoo / ooo / xxo / oxo / xoo, F# / G# / A / B / C# / D / E / F#oxo / oxx / xxo / oxo / xxo / xox / ooo / oxo, G / A / Bb / C / D / Eb / F / Gooo / xxo / xoo / ooo / xoo / oxo / xoo / ooo, G# / A# / B / C# / D# / E / F# / G#oxx / xoo / oxo / xxo / oxo / ooo / oxo / oxx. Glad that this site is helping! On a piccolo trumpet, there is an additional valve for playing low notes.
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Can you please write the Hamonic and Melodic minor scales out?
* If you click the notes on the musical score, the fingering will be displayed.
Remember that the natural minor scale is sometimes thought of as the major scale beginning on the sixth degree.
So, how do trumpet valves work? Fingering Chart Created by Brian Stahl E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab . Carry on at your own risk. Other than that this site has everything I need for my future with my trumpet.
Let's look at the mechanism that made the Trumpet able to play all of the notes encompassed in the player's range.
Trumpet Fingering Chart for All 12 Natural Minor Scales. Essentially, when playing a scale, the fourth valve is used to play notes below the low F. The fourth valve is operated using the little finger of the right hand or the index finger of the left hand. The fifth finger is only used in practice of scales in all 3 octaves together. Look for the Scales and Arpeggios drop-down and download a hundred pages or so. There is a lifetime’s worth of notes on this page if you get creative.
I believe that The Buzzing Book is a truly helpful method for tone and embouchure development. It’s a really useful scale for warming up and working on finger agility.