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Basic Fingering Chart for Saxophone

First Octave: A3 to C#5
This fingering chart includes the primary fingerings learned by all saxophonists. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.

Note A3

Written

Fingering A 123|123C 123A|123C

Description Basic. Also press the low A key. For models with a thumb low A key. Basic. Also press the low A key. For models with an RH 4 low A key. Basic.

A B

3 3

123Bb|123C

B3 C4 B3 C4 C4 D4 D4 D4 E4 E4 F4 E4 F4 F
4

123B|123C

Basic.

123|123C

Basic.

123C#|123C

Basic.

123|123

Basic.

123|123Eb

Basic.

123|12

Basic.

123|1 123|2

Basic. Basic.

123|1F# 123|

Chromatic, use in combination with F4 or F5. Basic.

G4 G4 A4 A4

123G#|

Basic.

12| 12|Bb

Basic. Basic. For ease of playing in passages without B natural. Use in combination with F4 or F5. Sharp, use in combination with F#4 or F#5. Basic. Basic. Chromatic. Basic. Continue to Second Octave >>

A B

4 4

1Bb| 1|1 1|2

B4 C5 B4 C5 C5 D5

1| 2| 1|C |

Basic Fingering Chart for Saxophone

Second Octave: D5 to F6
This fingering chart includes the primary fingerings learned by all saxophonists. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.

<< Back to First Octave Note D5 D5 E5 E5 F5 E5 F5 F5 G5 Written T 123|123 Fingering Basic. Description

T 123|123Eb

Basic.

T 123|12

Basic.

T 123|1 T 123|2 T 123|1F# T 123|

Basic. Basic. Chromatic, use in combination with F4 or F5. Basic.

G5 G5 A5 A5

T 123G#|

Basic.

T 12| T 12|Bb

Basic. Basic. For ease of playing in passages without B natural. Use in combination with F4 or F5. Sharp, use in combination with F#4 or F#5. Basic. Basic.

A B

T 1Bb|
5 5

T 1|1 T 1|2

B5 C6 B
5

T 1| T 2|

C6 T 1|C

Chromatic, use in combination with B4 or B5.

C6 D6

T |

Basic.

D6

T D|

Basic.

D6 E6

T Eb D|

Basic.

E6 F6

T Eb D|E T f23| T Eb DF|E T f2|

Basic. Less stable, use in combination with C6 and C#6. Basic. Less stable, use in combination with C6.

E6 F6

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Alternate Fingering Chart for Saxophone

Lower Altissimo: F#6 to A6

This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.

<< Back to Second Octave Note F6 G6 Written T f2|Bb T f2|#f# T f2|1 T f2|Bb123 T f3|Bb12 T f2|Bb1 Stable for mp and louder on tenor and baritone models, and for mf and louder on alto models. SG IE SM Fingering Description Src.

T f2G#|Bb

T fBb| T f1Bb|Bb T 13|Bb1 T 13|1Eb T 13|1 T 1|12 T 1|12Eb T f|1 T f|#1 T f|# T f1|# Good for alto. Good for alto. Good for tenor. Use in combination with F6 (T f1 Good for tenor.

IE KG

SG TM TM IH

|) and G6 (T f|f#). T f|Bb T Eb DF|E # T EbF|E # T DF|E # T F|E # T 1Bb|# T 1BbG#|E T 12|f# In tune, easy response, and useful in fast passages. For all saxophone models For alto models. Stable and in tune, but awkward in fast passages. Good for alto. Good for alto. Lower pitch. Lower pitch. Lower pitch. Use in combination with G6 or the range D5Bb5. TM TM PL PL PL YS ET2 JV

T 1|Bb #1 Eb G6 T 13|3 T 13|3Eb T 2|12 T 2|12Eb T fBb|Bb T 1BbG#|Bb f# T f|Bb

JP2

SG

SG SG Good for alto. Good for tenor. GM IE

T f|f#

Good for tenor. Works well in chromatic passages and in IH combination with F6 (T f1 |) and F#6 (T f1|f#). SG

T f|

T f|1 T f|Bb1 T f|Bb1Eb T f|Bb12Eb T f|123 T 3|Bb1 T 1|Bb f# T 3|13 T 13|13 T 13|Bb13 T 13|Bb1 T 13|C1 T 13|C Bb1 T 13|f#1 T 13|1Eb T 13|Bb1Eb T 13|1F# T 13G#|Bb T 123|123C T 123|123Eb T 123|C1 In tune. AR SG SG SG Great for baritone. SG SG SM SG In tune and responsive on alto when mouth is tight and TY jaw is lowered. Good for alto. Good for alto. TM TM SG AP SG SG

T 123|C T 13|Bb T 13| G6 A6 T 13| T 2|2 T 2|2Eb T 23|2 T f|E T f|Bb T fG#|Bb T 1|C1 T 13|C2 T 13|C1 T 13|C Bb1 T 13|C f#1Eb T 13|C12 T 13|C3 T 13|C13 T 13|3 T 2|1 T 2|f#1

Easy and in tune. For baritone. Slightly flat. Good for baritone.

JL KB3 MK2

SG PH Good for alto and tenor. GM

Good for alto. Good for baritone.

GM KB3

SG SG

Good for alto.

TM

SG

T 2| T 1|Bb f# T 1G#|Bb f# T 12|C12 T 123C#|123C T 123Bb|123C T 123|C Bb A6 T 23| 23| T 23|C T 23G#| T 23|1 T 23|2 T 23|3 T 23|12 T 23|13 T 23|C23 T 23|123 T 23|123Eb T 23Bb|123C T 123B|123C Great for baritone. Good for alto and tenor. Good for tenor. Good for baritone. Good for alto. Good for alto.

SG TM GM SG SG SG SG

DC VK KB3 SG SG SG SG SG AP

SG

T 123|123 T 123|C123 T 123|C T 23|f#Eb T 23Bb|C Bb T 3|C T 3|1 T 12|1 T 12|12 T 1|C Bb T 1|Bb T D| Continue to Middle Altissimo Register >> Good for alto. Good for alto. Good for alto. Good intonation. Good for baritone. For alto and tenor.

SG PF SC2 SG GM MK2 SG SG SG TM TM SG

Alternate Fingering Chart for Saxophone

Middle Altissimo: Bb6 to C#7

This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.

<< Back to Lower Altissimo Register Note A B

6 6

Written T 3|C T D23|123 T D23|Bb123

Fingering

Description

Src.

KG

T D23|Bb123Eb T D23|Bb12Eb T D23|C2Eb T D23| T D3|C2Eb T D3| T 3| T 3|C T 3|C23 T 3|12 T 3|C123 T 3|C123Eb T 3|C12 T 3|1 T 3|C Bb1 T D23G#| Good for baritone. Good for alto. For tenor. For tenor. PH PH SG TM SG KB3 Good for tenor. Good for alto and tenor. SG SG SG SG SG VK SG

T 23|1 T 23|C2 T 23|12Eb T 23|f#12Eb T f23|123 T 123Bb|123C T 123|123C T 123|123Eb T D123|C123 T |C Bb T D| T | B6 C7 T D| T D|C Bb T Eb D1|12 T Eb1|12 T Eb3|23 T Eb23|C Bb T D1|1Eb T D3|C T D3|12

Good for alto.

TM SG SG SG SG SG SG SG PF SG TB SG

SG SG

SG SG SG Good for tenor. VK

T D3|C123 T D3|C12 T D3| T 13|13 T Eb D3|123 T Eb D12|123 T Eb D23|123 T Eb D23|13 T f123|123 T 123|123 T 123B|123C T 123C#|123C T D23|C T D23G#|C T Eb23G#| T D23|1 T 12Bb|12 T 12|12 T Eb D12|12 B6 C7 T Eb D| T Eb D|Eb

For tenor.

PH SG

For alto and tenor.

SC2 SG

SG SG SG Good for alto. TM SG SG

SG Good for baritone. KB3

SG SG

SG

T Eb DG#| T Eb D|C Bb T Eb D23|C T Eb D23|E T Eb D3| T Eb D3|C T Eb D3|12 T Eb D3|E123 T Eb D13|Bb123 T Eb D13|Bb123C T Eb D3|C123 T Eb23G#|E T D|E T 12|12Eb T 1|12 T 1|12Eb T 1F|12Eb T 1|1 T 13|13 T 13|13Eb T 13|1 Good for alto. For tenor. Good for baritone. Good for tenor.

SG SG

SM VK SG SG SG SG PH KB3 SG SG

SG SG TM

T 13|Bb1 T 13|Bb13 T 13|23 T f23|1 T 23|C1 T 23|123 T f|1 T f3|1 T f|12 T 123Bb|123C T 123|123C T 123|123 C7 D7 T Eb D|E T Eb| T Eb1|12 T 1F|12 T Ebf3|1 T Ebf3|Bb1 T Ebf|12Eb T f|1 T f2|Bb1 Good for tenor. Useful for alto in quick transitions with D7, fingered by the same fingering. Good for alto.

SG GM

JY SG BG SG

SG SG SG SG

SG

SG SG SG SG

T f2| T f|1Eb T f|E1 T f|C123 T Eb Df3|E123 T Ebf3|E123 T Df3|E123 T 13|Bb13 T 13|Bb1 T 13|Bb1Eb T 13|E1 T 13|Bb2Eb T 13| T 123B|123C T 123C#|123C T 123|123Eb T Eb D23|C T Eb D23|E T Eb DF3| T Eb DF3|C

Good for tenor.

IE

For tenor.

PH SG SG SG

Good for alto. Good for alto.

TM TM SG SG SG JW SG SG SG

SG SM Good for tenor. VK

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Alternate Fingering Chart for Saxophone

Upper Altissimo: D7 to D8
This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.

<< Back to Middle Altissimo Register Note Written T Eb1| T f|Bb2C T f|Bb T f| T f|E T f|C3 D7 T Eb DF|E T Eb DF|Bb T 13|E T Eb DF3|E T 2| T f23|1 Good for tenor. Good for tenor. Useful for alto, especially in quick transitions with C7, Good for alto. Good for alto and tenor. TM GM JW VK VK JY For tenor. PH Good for alto and tenor. Fingering Description Src.

fingered by the same fingering. T f2|1 T f2|1Eb T Ebf|C T f|C T 3| D7 E7 T 3|C T 2| T 2|1 T 2|2 T Eb DF|E f# T Eb DF|E C T f23Bb|123C E7 F7 T 2|12 T 2|12Eb T |13 T |13Eb T |123 T D3| T D| T 13|C Bb1 Good for tenor. Good for alto and tenor. Great for baritone. IE VK GM AP Good for alto. Good for alto and tenor. TM GM SM Good for alto. Good for tenor. For tenor. TM VK PH IE Good for alto and tenor.

T D12|Bb23 T 13|12 T 2|2 T 2|2Eb T f|1 T f|3 T f3| T 23|123C T 13|13 T 13C#|13 T 13|13Eb T D1|Bb23 T 13|1 E7 F7 T Eb D3| T Eb D2|12 T Eb D2|12Eb T Eb D2|2 T Eb1| T Ebf3| T Ebf|3 F
7

JW

For tenor. For tenor. An effective harmonic fingering. The 10th harmonic on C4. Weak on tenor. Good for alto.

PH PH JY

GM

Good for tenor.

VK

Good for alto and tenor. Good for alto. For tenor. For tenor. Good for tenor.

GM TM PH PH IE

T Eb D13|13

T Eb D|12 T Eb D2|E C12 T Eb DF3| T 2|12 T Eb2|12 T f2|12

Good for alto.

GM EG

Good for tenor. Good for tenor. Works for alto. Good for alto. Good for alto and tenor. Good for tenor. Useful for alto. Requires fast air stream.

VK IE PK GM GM JY JY EG

G7 T 2|1 T 3|C3 T f23|1 T 2|2 G7 A7 T | T 1 |Bb T D23|3 A7 T 123|123 T f| T Eb D23|23 A B

7 7 F

Good for alto and tenor. Good for alto. Can be reached by the 12th harmonic on C#4 or the 14th harmonic on Bb3.

GM JY EG

Good for alto and tenor. Good for alto.

GM JY EG

T |Bb

Good for alto and tenor.

GM

B7 C8

T Eb DF23|E C23

EG

B7 C8

T Eb D23|23

EG

C8 D8

T Eb D23|23

Lip up from C8 to achieve C#8. EG

D8

T Eb D23|23

Lip up from C8 to achieve D8.

EG

D8 E8

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