Euphonium · bass clef
Euphonium Fingering Chart
Every note on the euphonium and baritone in bass clef, from low E to high B♭, with 4th-valve fingerings where they help.
Euphonium and baritone in bass clef, concert pitch. Reading treble clef? Treble-clef baritone uses the trumpet chart’s fingerings.
Low notes
Lowest regular note on a 3-valve euphonium. Valves 1-2-3 play sharp here; a 4-valve euphonium uses valves 2 and 4.
Valves 1 and 3 play sharp here. A 4-valve euphonium uses the 4th valve alone.
Open, no valves.
Valves 1-2-3 play sharp here. A 4-valve euphonium uses valves 2 and 4.
Valves 1 and 3 play sharp here. A 4-valve euphonium uses the 4th valve alone.
Middle notes
Open: the next note up the overtone series from the B♭ below it.
Open, the same fingering as the B♭ an octave lower.
Open. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
High notes
Open, the same fingering as the two lower Bbs.
Printable chart
How to read this chart
Valve 1 is the one under your first finger. Filled valves are pressed down; “Open” means no valves.
Valve 4, below the others, is only on 4-valve instruments. Its fingerings are listed as alternates.
Many notes share the same valves. Your air and lips choose which one sounds.
Which notes come first
Most beginners start around B♭ and F, the same first notes as trombone, then work down to low B♭ and up to the F above the staff.
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