G Gb F# F E Eb D#

(F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert) (Db/C# Concert)

w ‹œ ∫œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ ˙ #˙ ∫œ ˙ bœ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ∫œ
& & & & &

Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: 1-2 or 3 Alt.: 2-3

Possible: 1-3 or 4 Possible: 1-2-3 or 2-4 Possible: 1-4 Possible: 1-2-4 or 3-4 Possible: 2-3-4

D Db C# C B Bb A#
(C Concert) (B Concert) (Bb Concert) (A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert)

w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ w bœ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ∫œ
& & & & &

Alt.: OPEN Alt.: 2 Alt.: Alt.: Alt.:

Possible: 1-3, 4, 1-2-3-4 Possible: 1-2-3 or 2-4 Possible: 1-4 Possible: 1-2-4 or 3-4 Possible: OPEN or 2-3-4

A Ab G# G Gb F# F
(G Concert) (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert)

w ∫œ ‹œ bw #w w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ
& & & & &

Alt.: 3 Alt.: Alt.: 4 or 1-3 Alt.: 2-4 or 1-2-3 Alt.:

Possible: 2 or 1-3-4 Possible: 1 or 1-2-3-4 Possible: Possible: Possible: 1-4

E E b D# D Db C # C
(D Concert) (Db/C# Concert) (C Concert) (B Concert) (Bb Concert)

w bœ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ∫œ ∫œ ‹œ
& & &w &
b˙ #˙ ‹œ &w ∫œ #œ

Alt.: 1-2 or 3 Alt.: 2-3 Alt.: 4 or 1-3 Alt.: 2-4 or 1-2-3 Alt.:
Possible: 1-2-4 or 3-4 Possible: 2-3-4 Possible: 1-3-4 Possible: 1-2-3-4 Possible: 1-4

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B Bb A# A Ab G# G
(A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert) (G Concert) (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert)

&w bœ ‹œ & bw #w ∫œ &w ∫œ ‹œ ∫œ ‹œ

& bw #w &w

Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: 3 Alt.: Alt.: 4 or 1-3

Possible: 1-2-4 or 3-4 Possible: OPEN or 2-3-4 Possible: 2 or 1-3-4 Possible: 1 or 1-2-3-4 Possible:

Gb F# F E E b D# D
(E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert) (Db/C# Concert) (C Concert)

&b ˙ #˙ ‹œ &w ∫œ #œ &w bœ ‹œ &b ˙ #˙ ∫œ &w ∫œ ‹œ

Alt.: 2-4 or 1-2-3 Alt.: Alt.: 1-2 or 3 Alt.: 2-3 Alt.: 1-3
Possible: Possible: 1-4 Possible: 1-2-4 or 3-4 Possible: 2-3-4 Possible: 1-3-4

Db C # C B Bb A# A
(B Concert) (Bb Concert) (A Concert) (Ab/G# Concert) (G Concert)

&b ˙ & ∫œ #œ & bœ ‹œ & &

#˙ ‹œ w w bw #w ∫œ w ∫œ ‹œ

Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: 3

Possible: 1-2-3-4 Possible: 1-4 Possible: 1-2-4 or 3-4 Possible: 2-3-4 Possible: 1-3-4

Ab G# G Gb F# F E
(Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert) (E Concert) (Eb Concert) (D Concert)

& & & & &

bw #w w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ w bœ ‹œ

Alt.: Alt.: 1-3 Alt.: 1-2-3 Alt.: Alt: 3-4

Possible: 1-2-3-4 Possible: Possible: Priv. Tone: OPEN Priv. Tone: 2

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 E b D# D Db C # C B
(Db/C# Concert) (C Concert) (B Concert) (Bb Concert) (A Concert)

& & & & &

b˙ #˙ ∫œ w ∫œ ‹œ b˙ #˙ ‹œ w ∫œ #œ w bœ ‹œ

Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.: Alt.:

Priv. Tone: 1 Priv. Tone: 1-2 or 3 Priv. Tone: 2-3 Priv. Tone: 4 or 1-3 Priv. Tone: 2-4 or 1-2-3

Bb A# A Ab G# G Gb F#
(Ab/G# Concert) (G Concert) (Gb/F# Concert) (F Concert) (E Concert)

& & & & &

bw #w ∫œ w ∫œ ‹œ bw #w w ∫œ ‹œ bw #w ‹œ

Alt.: Alt.: 3 Alt.: Alt.: 1-3 Alt.: 1-2-3

Priv. Tone: 1-4 Priv. Tone: 1-2-4 or 3-4 Priv. Tone: 2-3-4 Priv. Tone: 1-3-4 Priv. Tone: 1-2-3-4

Common Note Names: Weird Spellings:

This is what the note is Just like you could be called “Son of Sue” or
usually called. Some “Daughter of Frank,” some notes can be called some
notes can have more than pretty strange things. These notes are shown with
one name, just like you filled in noteheads to show that they are unusual, but
can be called by your first possible, names. You can pretty much ignore these
name, or your last name until you see one in your music.

Bb A#
(or a combination of
them). Don’t be confused, The Best Fingering:
all the notes in one box The best way to finger a note is shown by the picture.
(Ab/G# Concert) The valves are shown 1 to 4, left to right. If you
sound the same.
can’t finger a note this way (say you don’t have a
fourth valve) then check the “Alt:” below.
&
Concert Pitch: bw #w ∫œ Alternate Fingerings:
Because Euphonium T.C. Other ways of fingering notes that are acceptable to
is a transposing instru- use are shown here. Sometimes the alternate finger-
ment, we call the notes by ing may be the only way you can finger a note. If
different names that what that is the case, than the alternate fingering becomes
they really sound. your main one. These are usually shown in bold.
Concert Pitch means “the Alt.:
same as everybody else.” Possible: 2-3-4 Possible Fingerings:
These will work, but they are often more difficult, out
of tune, and ugly sounding. They are listed just to
help you make lip slur exercises and work out diffi-
This is what the notes look like. cult trills. If it is listed as “Priv. Tone:”, than it is a
The notes named in the top of the box privilege tone. This strange way of playing produces
will be shown with whole notes. a hollow sound, but may be the only way for you to
get that note. This is not the best way to play a given
note.
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