Trumpet fingering guide

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.

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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

C D E F G A B C
1 1 1 1
2 2 2
3

C-sharp Major scale for B-flat trumpet

C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3

D Major scale for B-flat trumpet

D E F# G A B C# D
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3

E-flat Major scale for B-flat trumpet

E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3

E Major scale for B-flat trumpet

E F# G# A B C# D# E
1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3

F Major scale for B-flat trumpet

F G A B♭ C D E F
1 1 1 1 1
2

F-sharp Major scale for B-flat trumpet

F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#
1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3

G Major scale for B-flat trumpet

G A B C D E F# G
1 1
2 2 2

A-flat Major scale for B-flat trumpet

A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭
1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3

A Major scale for B-flat trumpet

A B C# D E F# G# A
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3

B-flat Major scale for B-flat trumpet

B♭ C D E♭ F G A B♭
1 1 1 1 1
2 2
3 3

B Major scale for B-flat trumpet

B C# D# E F# G# A# B
1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3

Trumpet minor scales (with fingering)

C Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C
1 1 1 1
2 2
3 3

C-sharp Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

C# D# E F# G# A B C#
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3

D Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

D E F G A B♭ C D
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2
3

E-flat Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭
1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3

E Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

E F# G A B C D E
1 1 1
2 2 2 2

F Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F
1 1 1 1
2 2 2
3

F-sharp Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

F# G# A B C# D E F#
1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3

G Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

G A B♭ C D E♭ F G
1 1 1 1
2 2

A-flat Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭ A♭
1 1 1 1
2 2
3 3

A Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

A B C D E F G A
1 1 1 1
2 2

B-flat Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3

B Minor scale for B-flat trumpet

B C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭
1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2

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