Trumpet fingering chart

The valves to press for every written note on a B♭ trumpet, from low F♯ (F♯3) to high C (C6). A filled circle is a pressed valve; 0 means no valves. Notes with the same valves are played with a different lip tension. Tap a note to hear it.

Every note

valves 1 + 2 + 3 · sounds E3
valves 1 + 3 · sounds F3
valves 2 + 3 · sounds G♭3
valves 1 + 2 · sounds G3
valves 1 · sounds A♭3
valves 2 · sounds A3
open (no valves) · sounds B♭3
valves 1 + 2 + 3 · sounds B3
valves 1 + 3 · sounds C4
valves 2 + 3 · sounds D♭4
valves 1 + 2 · sounds D4
valves 1 · sounds E♭4
valves 2 · sounds E4
open (no valves) · sounds F4
valves 2 + 3 · sounds G♭4
valves 1 + 2 · sounds G4
valves 1 · sounds A♭4
valves 2 · sounds A4
open (no valves) · sounds B♭4
valves 1 + 2 · sounds B4
valves 1 · sounds C5
valves 2 · sounds D♭5
open (no valves) · sounds D5
valves 1 · sounds E♭5
valves 2 · sounds E5
open (no valves) · sounds F5
valves 2 + 3 · sounds G♭5
valves 1 + 2 · sounds G5
valves 1 · sounds A♭5
valves 2 · sounds A5
open (no valves) · sounds B♭5

How to read it

Valve 1 is nearest your mouth. Press the valves shown, buzz, and tighten your lips to move up to the higher notes with the same valves.
Trumpet music is written a whole step higher than it sounds: a written C sounds as B♭ on the piano.
Songs on this site stay between written C4 and G5.

The notes our 102 trumpet songs use most: G4, A4, F4, E4, C5, D4.

Source: The Whole Horn, Trumpet Fingering Chart: Valve Combinations, Every Note.

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Updated November 6, 2026