Chromatic Fingering Chart for F Tuba

Note: Only the most commonly used fingerings are listed here, with the usual preferred fingerings listed first.
The overtone chart available on this website provides comprehensive information about available alternate fingerings.

The fifth valve fingerings shown here are for a "flat whole step" fifth valve.
The sixth valve fingerings shown here are for a "flat half step" sixth valve. Additional fingering possibilities will exist
on six-valve instruments beyond those indicated here.

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F F-Sharp or G-Flat G G-Sharp or A-Flat A A-Sharp or B-Flat

w #w bw w #w bw w #w bw
“‘
2 (false tone) 1-2-3-4-5 2-3-4-5 3-4-5 2-3-4
1-2-3-4-5-6 1-3-4-5 2-3-4-6 4-5-6 4-5
1-2-3-4 (false tone)
(with slide pull) 3-4-5-6 1-3-4 2-3-5-6
1-2-3-4 1-2-4
1-4

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B or C-Flat C C-Sharp or D-Flat D D-Sharp or E-Flat E

w bw w #w bw w
“‘ #w bw w
1-2 1 2
2-4 1-2-5 2-3
2-3-6 3
2-3-5
4-6 4
1-2-3 1-3

?
F F-Sharp or G-Flat G G-Sharp or A-Flat A A-Sharp or B-Flat

w #w bw w #w bw w #w bw
0 1-2-3-4-5 2-3-4-5 3-4-5 2-3-4 4-5
1-2-3-4-5-6 1-2-3-4 (false tone) 1-3-4-5 2-3-4-6 4-5-6 2-3-5-6
(with slide pull, 3-4-5-6 1-3-4 1-2-4
for brassier sound) 1-2-3-4 1-4

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B or C-Flat C C-Sharp or D-Flat D D-Sharp or E-Flat E F

w bw w #w bw w #w bw w w
2-4 0
1-2-5
2-3-5 1-2 1 2 4-5
2-3-6 2-3
4-6 3 1-2-4
4
1-2-3 1-4
1-3
2 Chromatic Fingering Chart for F Tuba (Everett)

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F-Sharp or G-Flat G G-Sharp or A-Flat A A-Sharp or B-Flat B or C-Flat

bw w #w bw w #w bw w bw
#w
2-4 4 2-3 1-2 1 2
1-2-3 1-3 3 2-4
2-3-5 1-2-3

? w w
C C-Sharp or D-Flat D D-Sharp or E-Flat E F

#w bw w #w bw w
0 2-3 1-2 1 2 0
4 3 2-3
1-3

? #w bw
F-Sharp or G-Flat G
w #w bw
G-Sharp or A-Flat
w
A
#w bw
A-Sharp or B-Flat
w bw
B or C-Flat

1-2 1 2 0 1 2
2-4 4 2-3 1-2
1-2-3 1-3

bw w #w bw wE wF
? w #w
C C-Sharp or D-Flat D D-Sharp or E-Flat

0 2-3 1-2 1 2 0
1

bw wG #w bw wA #w bw
A-Sharp or B-Flat
w bw
B or C-Flat
#w
F-Sharp or G-Flat G-Sharp or A-Flat

? B

2 0 2 0 1 2
1-2 1 2-3 1-2
1-2-3 1-3
2-4

D-Sharp or E-Flat E F
w
C-Sharp or D-Flat D
bw w #w bw w
C
w #w
B
0 2-3 1-2 1 2 0
1

G-Sharp or A-Flat A-Sharp or B-Flat B or C-Flat C

w bw w
F-Sharp or G-Flat G A

#w bw w #w bw w #w bw
B
2 0 2 0 1 2 0
1-2 1 2-3 1-2
1-2-3 1-3
2-4