Lee Stacey

Tag: trumpet

  • Brass player’s cheat sheet

    Brass player’s cheat sheet

    When learning a musical instrument like the trumpet, it can be hard to remember the basics, let alone progress and improve.

    Don’t worry, I’m about to make your life much easier with my brass player’s cheat sheet.

    The cheat sheet shows the fingering for a B-flat trumpet (or other B-flat three-piston instrument) as well as quick-reference fingering tables for major and minor scales.

    Download the brass player’s cheat sheet

    What’s on the brass player’s cheat sheet: B-flat trumpet fingering chart

    This fingering chart will not only help you learn your scales but will also serve as a reference when learning new pieces of music from notation.

    B-flat trumpet fingering chart with piano keyboard and staff

    What’s on the brass player’s cheat sheet: major and minor scales for trumpet

    These quick-reference tables give you a quick visual guide to help you learn major and minor scales on b-flat trumpet, cornet, or flugelhorn.

    If you want a version to print out and stick to your wall, you can download the brass player’s cheat sheet.

    Trumpet major scales (with fingering)

    C Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    CDEFGABC
    1111
    222
    3

    C-sharp Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    C#D#E#F#G#A#B#C#
    1111
    22222
    333

    D Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    DEF#GABC#D
    11111
    22222
    3

    E-flat Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    E♭FGA♭B♭CDE♭
    111
    222
    33

    E Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    EF#G#ABC#D#E
    111
    2222222
    3

    F Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    FGAB♭CDEF
    11111
    2

    F-sharp Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    F#G#A#BC#D#E#F#
    111
    222222
    3

    G Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    GABCDEF#G
    11
    222

    A-flat Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    A♭B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭
    111
    2222
    33

    A Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    ABC#DEF#G#A
    1111
    222222
    3

    B-flat Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    B♭CDE♭FGAB♭
    11111
    22
    33

    B Major scale for B-flat trumpet

    BC#D#EF#G#A#B
    11
    22222
    3

    Trumpet minor scales (with fingering)

    C Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    CDE♭FGA♭B♭C
    1111
    22
    33

    C-sharp Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    C#D#EF#G#ABC#
    1111
    22222222
    333

    D Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    DEFGAB♭CD
    111111
    22
    3

    E-flat Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭
    111
    222222
    33

    E Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    EF#GABCDE
    111
    2222

    F Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    FGA♭B♭CD♭E♭F
    1111
    222
    3

    F-sharp Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    F#G#ABC#DEF#
    111
    222222
    3

    G Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    GAB♭CDE♭FG
    1111
    22

    A-flat Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭G♭A♭
    1111
    22
    33

    A Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    ABCDEFGA
    1111
    22

    B-flat Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭
    1111
    2222
    3

    B Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

    BCD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭
    111
    22222

    Download the brass player’s cheat sheet