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Saxophone Fingering Chart

SaxStation.comNeal Battaglia

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Why?Saxophone technique alone does not make a great

musician.....

But it does enable a sax player to be great.

Not needing to think about technique allows the you to connect to music and share what is inside of you.

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Correct positioning

Incorrect positioning

About the DiagramsThe diagrams for the different notes are set up like you’re

holding and playing the saxophone in front of you.

The keys on your right will be on the right side of the diagram.

This seemed more intuitive to me.

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Navigation

Bb (A#)

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(Notes side by side are

enharmonic equivalents)

Below the Staff

Bb (A#)

B (Cb)

C (B#)

C# (Db)

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Next Five Notes

Eb (D#)

E (Fb)

F (E#)

F# (Gb)

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Next Five Notes

G# (Ab)

Bb (A#)

B (Cb)

C (B#)

Next Five Notes

C# (Db)

Eb (D#)

E (Fb)

F (E#)

Next Five Notes

F# (Gb)

G# (Ab)

Bb (A#)

Next Five Notes

B (Cb)

C (B#)

C# (Db)

Eb (D#)SaxStation.comSaxStation.com

E (Fb)

F (E#)

F# (Gb)

Top three notes

Beyond here lies altissimo.....

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Left Hand Right Hand

R1R2 R3 RPL1L2L3LP

T=ThumbP=PinkyH=Hand

Fingers 1,2, 3

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Saxophone Keys & Fingers

Left Hand Main Keys

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Left Hand Palm Keys

Left Hand Palm Keys, uses left hand, keep left hand fingers on

the keys.

Sometimes adjustments to the palm keys

make this easier.

Abbreviated LH

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Use the side of the right hand, keep fingers on right hand main keys

Abbreviated RH

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Alternate F# and high F# key

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Press each with R3

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Left Hand ‘Table’ Keys

All four operated with LPModern saxophones have ‘rollers’ to go between the

table keys easier

Eb and C keys

Use RP

High F and Bis KeySaxStation.com

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The fingering system for alto sax is fundamentally the same as tenor, bari, soprano, etc (all saxophones).

Certain notes come out cleaner on alto using a particular fingering though- ie high F# using the side Bb key with the

three palm keys

There are 22 (23 with high F#) keys to press.

If you don’t have that 23rd key (high F#), don’t worry about it! The note can be played without that key.

And actually, there are alternate fingerings for a number of the notes. Sometimes they aren’t quite as in tune, but may be

executed more cleanly in certain situations.

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Enharmonic EquivalentsNotes can be written different ways to describe the same

pitch.

Example: A# is the same as Bb to the ear.

Music notation rules keep written music cleaner.

In this fingering chart, pitch equivalents that are both used commonly are set side by side:

Ab a.k.a. G#

Not as common pitch equivalents are written below:E

(a.k.a. Fb)

Alternate Fingerings

Some alternate fingerings are more equal than others.

Example: Side Bb and bis key Bb are both good fingerings.

Sometimes, however, alternate fingerings are a little less in tune than the main fingering, you can use them for

convenience in certain situations, but generally don’t want to sustain notes with these fingerings.

Notes are made within the fingering chart.

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Treble Clef

Saxophones play music in treble clef, so there is not a treble clef written next to each note, it’s implied.

Bb a.k.a. A#

Both ‘Bb’ and ‘A#’ show up in music.

There is only one fingering for this

note, maybe Chuck Norris knows

another

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B(a.k.a. Cb)

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C (a.k.a. B#)

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C# a.k.a. DbSaxStation.com

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Eb a.k.a. D#SaxStation.com

E (a.k.a. Fb)

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F (a.k.a. E#)

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F# a.k.a. Gb

The first note with an alternate fingering!

Generally, use the usual fingering, the

alternate can be useful in some situations -

for example F -> F# at high speeds.

Alternate Fingering

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G# a.k.a. Ab

Alternate Fingerings(Pinky used for all table keys)

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Main Fingering

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Bb a.k.a. A#Three good fingerings

Two more alternates

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B (a.k.a. Cb)

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C (a.k.a. B#)

Alternate

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Eb a.k.a. D#

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E (a.k.a. Fb)

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F (a.k.a. E#)

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F# a.k.a. GbSaxStation.com

Main fingeringAlternate

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G SaxStation.com

G# a.k.a. AbSaxStation.com

Main fingering

Three alternates

LT LTLT

A SaxStation.com

Bb a.k.a. A#SaxStation.com

Three main fingerings

Two extrasL1

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B (a.k.a. Cb)

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C (a.k.a. B#)

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(Alternate, doesn’t sound quite as good)

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Eb a.k.a. D#SaxStation.com

E (a.k.a. Fb)

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R1 (Side)

F (a.k.a. E#)

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Either fingering works, think about

the context in which the note appears.

R1 (Side)

F# a.k.a. GbSaxStation.com

Either fingering works, think about

the context in which the note appears.

R1 (Side)

AcknowledgementsSaxStation.com

Thanks to Bret Pimentel for creating the software that helped make this possible.

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Thanks to Erika Hight for her hands!

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