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Chromatic scale on trumpet
The chromatic scale on B♭ trumpet from low F♯ to high C: every written note with its valve combination and the note it sounds, heard at a tap.
Mika plays the chromatic scale on trumpet up and back down. No improvising.Tap Hear it, or tap any note on the board.
C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ A A♯ B
The notes of the C chromatic scale
C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ A A♯ B
Formula: 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7. Steps from note to note: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 semitones (half, half, half, half, half, half, half, half, half, half, half, half).
All twelve notes, every step a half step. Up it is usually written in sharps, down in flats.
The C chromatic scale on trumpet: notes and valves
| Written | Valves | Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| F♯3 | 123 | E3 |
| G3 | 13 | F3 |
| G♯3 | 23 | F♯3 |
| A3 | 12 | G3 |
| B♭3 | 1 | A♭3 |
| B3 | 2 | A3 |
| C4 | 0 | B♭3 |
| C♯4 | 123 | B3 |
| D4 | 13 | C4 |
| E♭4 | 23 | D♭4 |
| E4 | 12 | D4 |
| F4 | 1 | E♭4 |
| F♯4 | 2 | E4 |
| G4 | 0 | F4 |
| G♯4 | 23 | F♯4 |
| A4 | 12 | G4 |
| B♭4 | 1 | A♭4 |
| B4 | 2 | A4 |
| C5 | 0 | B♭4 |
| C♯5 | 12 | B4 |
| D5 | 1 | C5 |
| E♭5 | 2 | D♭5 |
| E5 | 0 | D5 |
| F5 | 1 | E♭5 |
| F♯5 | 2 | E5 |
| G5 | 0 | F5 |
| G♯5 | 23 | F♯5 |
| A5 | 12 | G5 |
| B♭5 | 1 | A♭5 |
| B5 | 2 | A5 |
| C6 | 0 | B♭5 |
A B♭ trumpet sounds a whole step below what it reads: written C chromatic scale sounds B♭ chromatic scale. 0 = open, 1 2 3 = the valves held down.
The fingering chart in one scale
Played up from low F♯, the chromatic scale walks through every valve combination the trumpet has: 123, 13, 23, 12, 1, 2, open, then again on each partial. Practise it slurred and slow, with a tuner on: 1-3 and 1-2-3 run sharp, which is why the first and third valve slides exist. Low C♯ and D with 123 and 13 are the notes to pull the third slide out on.
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How this page works
Hear it plays the scale up and down at 100 BPM on one of four Brumm sounds. Take it gives the same notes as a MIDI file and a WAV. − and + move the root. Every note here is computed from the formula.
Sources
Scales and modes: Open Music Theory, musictheory.net. Piano fingerings: the standard scale-book fingerings (ABRSM scale books; Hanon, The Virtuoso Pianist, part 3). Trumpet valves: the standard B♭ trumpet fingering chart (Yamaha, Bach). Hz: A4 = 440 Hz, ISO 16.
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