Overtone Chart for Tenor and Bass Trombones

w w bw
°
w bw w w bw w bw w #w w
24th Partial
&
w
(Sharp--Lower Slightly)
#w w #w w w #w w #w w #w #w w
23rd Partial
&
w
(Very Sharp--Lower Much)
#w w #w w w #w w #w w #w #w w
&
22nd Partial
(Very Flat--Raise Much
First Position Unusable) bw w bw w bw bw w bw w bw w w bw
&
21st Partial
(Very Flat--Raise Much
First Position Unusable)
w #w w w bw w #w w #w w w #w w
20th Partial
(Flat--Raise Slightly) &
bw w bw bw w bw w bw w w bw w bw
19th Partial
(Flat--Raise Slightly) &
w w bw w bw w #w w w bw w #w w
18th Partial
(Sharp--Lower Slightly) &
w #w w #w w #w #w w #w w #w w w
17th Partial
(Sharp--Lower Slightly) &
bw w bw w bw w w bw w bw w w bw
16th Partial
(Normal) &
w #w w #w w w #w w #w w w #w w
15th Partial
(Flat--Raise Slightly) &
bw w bw w w bw w bw w bw bw w bw
&
14th Partial
(Very Flat--Raise Much
First Position Unusable)
bw w w bw w bw
13th Partial
& w bw bw w bw w bw
(Very Sharp--Lower Much)
w w bw w bw w w bw w bw w #w w
12th Partial B
(Sharp--Lower Slightly)
w #w w #w w w #w w #w w #w #w w
11th Partial
(Very Flat--Raise Much
B
First Position Unusable) w #w w w bw w #w w #w w w #w w
10th Partial B
(Flat--Raise Slightly)
w w bw w bw w
B #w w w bw w #w w
9th Partial
(Sharp--Lower Slightly)
bw w bw w bw w
8th Partial B w bw w bw w w bw
(Normal)
bw w bw w bw bw
7th Partial B w bw w bw bw w bw
(Very Flat--Raise Much
First Position Unusable)
w w bw w bw w
? w bw w bw w #w w
6th Partial
(Sharp--Lower Slightly)
w #w w w bw w
5th Partial ? #w w #w w w #w w
(Flat--Raise Slightly)

? bw w bw w bw w w bw w bw w
4th Partial
(Normal) w bw
? w w bw w bw w
3rd Partial
(Sharp--Lower Slightly) w bw w bw w #w w
? bw
2nd Partial
w bw w bw w w bw
(Normal)
w bw w w bw
?
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Fundamental

bw
(Normal)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
w bw w w bw
7 Gb4 Gb5 Gb6 F6 D4
Gb1 Gb2 D5
Fingering Guide: Gb3 F3 F4 F5 D3
F1
Number Only -- Open. No valves engaged. F2 D1 D2
Gb(number) -- Position with G-flat attachment engaged.
F(number) -- Position with F attachment engaged.
D (number) -- Position with D attachment (combined F and G-flat attachments) engaged.