I need the valves that I need to press down for the notes on the bass stave. Can someone please write them down for me in a list like this?F = openG = 1 and 3A = 1 and 2 etc.Thanks people.
I'm sorry I don't play the tuba and so I don't know, but please don't refer to a tuba player as a tubarist! I mean, I got a good laugh, but that isn't a word. They're called, tubists.
bearcat's links only work for a B-flat tuba. There are also tubas in F, E-flat and C, although you don't specify which one you need a chart for. The link below might help as it covers all tuba pitches. And a tuba player is a tubist.
del_icious_manager's reply is right, but it doesn't go far enough. In order to provide a fingering chart, we need to know not only the fundamental pitch of your tuba (BBb, CC, Eb or F), but also how many valves it has. BBb is referred to as Double B-Flat, and CC is Double C. They're called this because the fundamental pitch is an octave lower than a trombone of the same pitch, which means that the bore of the instrument is double the length. Many student level BBb tubas have only three valves. Most advanced and professional level BBb tubas have 4 or 5. (I own three BBb tubas, and each has 4 valves.) CC tubas are less often used by beginners, and most have at least 4 valves. I own one CC tuba, and it has 5 valves. Eb tubas are most widely used in British-Style brass bands. In the USA in the early- and mid-20th Century, it was common to start beginning tubists on an Eb instrument in elementary or junior high school, and then switch to BBb tuba in high school. Like BBb tubas, many student or beginner level Eb tubas have 3 valves, while those used by more advanced players have 4 or more. (My Eb tuba has five.) Tubas in F are generally used in orchestral settings, primarily for Bass Tuba parts as opposed to Contrabass Tuba parts, though the labeling of the printed parts is not consistent. Most F tubas I've seen have at least four valves. (Mine has 6.) Tubas with additional valves have a low range that extend beyond the range of an instrument with fewer valves. The additional valves are also used to play certain notes better in tune. But for an actual fingering chart, please let us know the key of your instrument and the number of valves.
