Trumpet · treble clef
Trumpet Scales
All 12 major scales for trumpet, one octave each, with the fingering for every note. Each scale is named by its concert key, with the written key you read beside it.
Concert C major written D major
Push the third valve slide out to bring this note down in tune.
Open, the same as low C. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
Concert F major written G major
Push the third valve slide out to bring this note down in tune.
Open, no valves. One of the first notes most beginners learn.
Push the third valve slide out to bring this note down in tune.
Open, the same as low C. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
Concert B♭ major written C major
Open, no valves. One of the first notes most beginners learn.
Push the third valve slide out to bring this note down in tune.
Open, the same as low C. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
Open, the same as low C and G, one step higher in the overtone series.
Concert E♭ major written F major
Open, the same as low C. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
Open, the same as low C and G, one step higher in the overtone series.
Open fingering on the top space. It can sit a little flat; listen and adjust.
Concert A♭ major written B♭ major
Open, no valves. One of the first notes most beginners learn.
Push the third valve slide out to bring this note down in tune.
Open, the same as low C. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
Concert D♭ major written E♭ major
Open, the same as low C. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
Open, the same as low C and G, one step higher in the overtone series.
Concert G♭ major written A♭ major
Open, no valves. One of the first notes most beginners learn.
This note is very sharp. Push the third valve slide out farther than for low D.
Open, the same as low C. Faster air and firmer lips raise the pitch.
Concert B major written D♭ major
This note is very sharp. Push the third valve slide out farther than for low D.
Open, the same as low C and G, one step higher in the overtone series.
Concert E major written F♯ major
Concert A major written B major
This note is very sharp. Push the third valve slide out farther than for low D.
Concert D major written E major
Open fingering on the top space. It can sit a little flat; listen and adjust.
Concert G major written A major
This note is very sharp. Push the third valve slide out farther than for low D.
Push the third valve slide out to bring this note down in tune.
About these scales
Band directors usually call scales by their concert name, so the whole band plays the same pitches. On trumpet the note you read is different from the concert pitch, so each scale shows both.
For the full range and alternate fingerings, see the trumpet fingering chart.