Trombone Position Chart

bBb
w wA bAbw ÏG bGb
Ï # ÏF# ÏF ÏE
Lip Setting #8 ?
b Ab
Ï wG b Gb
w # F#w ÏF
"Octaves"

ÏE bEbÏ ÏD
Lip Setting #7 ?
"Sevenths"

wF wE bEbw wD bDbÏ # ÏC# ÏC

Notes are very flat.

ÏB
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Lip Setting #6 ?
"Fifths"

wD #C#w b Db
w wC wB bBb
Ï ÏA bAbÏ #G#
Ï
Lip Setting #5 ?
"Thirds"

? w
b wA bAbw wG bGbw # F#w Ï Ï
Bb F E
Lip Setting #4
"Octaves"

? w w bw w bw #w w w
F E Eb D Db C# C B
Lip Setting #3
"Fifths"

?
bw w bw
Bb A Ab F E

w bw #w
G Gb F#

w w
Lip Setting #2
"Octaves"

Lip Setting #1 ? Bb A Ab G Gb F# F E

"Fundamentals"
bw w bw w bw #w w w
Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
From the Intermediate Trombone Method by Brian Kay
www.apollobrass.com