You can adjust the tuning slides appropriately if your instrument sound off-key. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. Many transposing instruments are pitched in B-flat major, including the clarinet, trumpet, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone. We know ads can be annoying, but they’re what allow us to make all of wikiHow available for free. % of people told us that this article helped them. The B-flat major scale is: Musical scores are temporarily disabled. D and E flat (i.e. Finally, the high C. No valves are down, fast air, firm lips. In this scale, however, they are both referred to as flats. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/00\/Play-the-B-Flat-Scale-on-a-Trumpet-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Play-the-B-Flat-Scale-on-a-Trumpet-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/00\/Play-the-B-Flat-Scale-on-a-Trumpet-Step-1.jpg\/aid9816381-v4-728px-Play-the-B-Flat-Scale-on-a-Trumpet-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"
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