Tuba · bass clef
Lowest Note on Tuba
The lowest standard note on the tuba is E, written just below the fourth ledger line below the staff. Here is its fingering.
Concert pitch
E
Valves 1, 2 and 3.
Lowest regular note on a 3-valve tuba. Valves 1-2-3 play sharp here, so lip the note down (some players pull out a valve slide). A 4-valve tuba uses valves 2 and 4.
Alternate fingering
Nearby notes
F
Valves 1 and 3
Valves 1 and 3 play sharp here. A 4-valve tuba uses the 4th valve alone.
F♯ / G♭
Valves 2 and 3
See every note on one page in the tuba fingering chart.