Keep reaching for it even if you don’t get all the way out to it at first. You may need to push your right shoulder forward and open your hand to get far enough out. If you have trouble reaching all the way out to 7, reach as far as you can. Always listen to make sure they sound the right distance apart.ħ is all the way out on the slide, just past where the raised parts at the end of the inner slide tubes begin. If you think of 5 as next to 6, it will help keep you from playing 5 too short on the slide. 6 is about arms length out for many players. Always listen to make sure they sound the right distance apart.ĥ is very often played too close to 4, so think of it as next to 6. Keep each one on the correct side of the bell. Think of 3 and 4 as on either side of the bell from each other.

Always listen to make sure they sound the right distance apart.ģ is just before the bell, and 4 is just past the bell. Keep it closer to 1 to help you find it better. 2 is often played longer on the slide than it should be. Here are the trombone position groupings:ġ is in all the way in and easy to find, so think of 2 as next to 1.

This way you can compare each one to its partner, making it easier to find your positions quickly and more accurately on the slide. When learning your trombone positions, rather than think of them as 7 separate positions, it is helpful to think of them in groupings. The trombone has 7 positions: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

G scale positions chart trombone