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Note Written Fingering Description

D5 Basic.

  
 

D5
Basic.

  
   

E5

E5
Basic.

  
 

F5

E5
  
 

Basic.
F5

Basic.

     

F5
G5
  
  

Chromatic, use in combination with F4

or F5.

G5 Basic.

     

G5

Basic.

 
   

A5

A5 Basic.

     

Basic.

       

For ease of playing in passages without

 

     

A 5 B natural.
B 5
Use in combination with F4 or F5.

  
 

     

Sharp, use in combination with F#4 or

F#5.

B5
Basic.

     

C6

B Basic.
      

5
C6

      

Chromatic, use in combination with B4

or B5.

C6
Basic.
      

D6

D6 Basic.
      

D6
 

Basic.
      

E6
 

Basic.
      


E6
F6        

Less stable, use in combination with C6

and C#6.
  

Basic.
      


E6
F6        

Less stable, use in combination with

C6.
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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.
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Note Written Fingering Description Src.
F6          

G6
SM
         

    
 

    
 
 

      
 

      
 

Stable for mp and louder on

tenor and baritone models,

       

 

and for mf and louder on

alto models.
 

SG
       

IE

       

    
 

Good for tenor. IE

  
 
 

KG

  
 

  
 

  
   

SG
    
 

Good for alto. TM

     
 

Good for alto. TM

        

Good for tenor. Use in IH


      

combination with F6 (

 
 ) and G6 ( ).
            

Good for alto. TM

       
 

  

Good for alto. TM

        

  

Lower pitch. PL
        

Lower pitch. PL
        

Lower pitch. PL
        

Use in combination with G6

 

YS

      

or the range D5Bb5.

 

ET2

     



In tune, easy response, and

useful in fast passages. For JV

      

all saxophone models

For alto models. Stable and
in tune, but awkward in fast JP2

  
 
    

passages.
G6

     

SG

       

   
 

SG
   
   

SG
         

Good for alto. GM

 
      

Good for tenor. IE

         

Good for tenor. Works well

in chromatic passages and in
IH
        

combination with F6 (

 

) and F#6 ( ).
    
     

SG