Note Written Fingering Description
F6 T f–2–|Bb–––
G6
T f–2–|ƒ#f#–––
T f–2–|1––
T f–2–|Bb123
T f––3|Bb12–
T f–2–|Bb1––
Stable for mp and louder on
tenor and baritone models, and
T f–2–G#|Bb–––
for mf and louder on alto
models.
T f–Bb––|–––
T f1Bb––|Bb–––
T 1–3|Bb1––
T 1–3|1––Eb Good for tenor.
T 1–3|1––
T 1––|12–
T 1––|12–Eb
T f–––|1––
T f–––|ƒ#1–– Good for alto.
T f–––|ƒ#––– Good for alto.
Good for tenor. Use in
T f1––|ƒ#––– combination with F6 (T
f1––|–––) and G6 (T f–––|f#–––).
T f–––|Bb––– Good for alto.
T Eb D–F––|E ƒ#––– Good for alto.
T Eb–F––|E ƒ#––– Lower pitch.
T D–F––|E ƒ#––– Lower pitch.
T –F––|E ƒ#––– Lower pitch.
Use in combination with G6 or
T 1Bb––|ƒ#–––
the range D5–Bb5.
T 1Bb––G#|E–––
In tune, easy response, and
T 12–|f#––– useful in fast passages. For all
saxophone models
For alto models. Stable and in
T 1––|Bb ƒ#1–– Eb tune, but awkward in fast
passages.
G6 T 1–3|––3
T 1–3|––3Eb
T –2–|12–
T –2–|12–Eb
T f–Bb––|Bb–––
T 1Bb––G#|Bb f#––– Good for alto.
T f–––|Bb––– Good for tenor.
Good for tenor. Works well in
chromatic passages and in
T f–––|f#–––
combination with F6 (T
f1––|–––) and F#6 (T f1––|f#––).
T f–––|–––
T f–––|1––
T f–––|Bb1––
T f–––|Bb1––Eb
T f–––|Bb12–Eb
T f–––|123
T ––3|Bb1––
T 1––|Bb f#–––
T ––3|1–3
In tune and responsive on alto
T 1–3|1–3 when mouth is tight and jaw is
lowered.
T 1–3|Bb1–3 Good for alto.
T 1–3|Bb1–– Good for alto.
T 1–3|C1––
T 1–3|C Bb1–– Great for baritone.
T 1–3|f#1––
T 1–3|1––Eb
T 1–3|Bb1––Eb
T 1–3|1–F#–
T 1–3G#|Bb––– In tune.
T 123|123C
T 123|123Eb
T 123|C1––
T 123|C––– Easy and in tune.
T 1–3|Bb––– For baritone.
T 1–3|––– Slightly flat. Good for baritone.
T 1–3|–––
G6
A6
T –2–|–2–
T –2–|–2–Eb
T –23|–2–
T f–––|E––– Good for alto and tenor.
T f–––|Bb–––
T f–––G#|Bb–––
T 1––|C1–– Good for alto.
T 1–3|C–2– Good for baritone.
T 1–3|C1––
T 1–3|C Bb1––
T 1–3|C f#1––Eb
T 1–3|C12–
T 1–3|C––3
T 1–3|C1–3 Good for alto.
T 1–3|––3
T –2–|1––
T –2–|f#1––
T –2–|–––
T 1––|Bb f#––– Good for alto.
T 1––G#|Bb f#––– Good for alto.
T 12–|C12–
T 123C#|123C
T 123Bb|123C
T 123|C Bb–––
A6 T –23|–––
–23|–––
T –23|C––– Good for tenor.
T –23G#|––– Good for baritone.
T –23|1––
T –23|–2–
T –23|––3
T –23|12– Good for alto and tenor.
T –23|1–3
T –23|C–23 Great for baritone.
T –23|123
T –23|123Eb
T –23Bb|123C
T 123B|123C
T 123|123
T 123|C123
T 123|C––– For alto and tenor.
T –23|f#–––Eb
T –23Bb|C Bb––– Good for alto.
Good intonation. Good for
T ––3|C–––
baritone.
T ––3|1––
T 12–|1––
T 12–|12–
T 1––|C Bb––– Good for alto.
T 1––|Bb––– Good for alto.
T D–––|–––
A 6 T ––3|C–––
B 6
T D–23|123
T D–23|Bb123
T D–23|Bb123Eb
T D–23|Bb12–Eb
T D–23|C–2–Eb
T D–23|––– Good for alto and tenor.
T D––3|C–2–Eb
T D––3|–––
T ––3|–––
T ––3|C––– Good for tenor.
T ––3|C–23
T ––3|12–
T ––3|C123 For tenor.
T ––3|C123Eb For tenor.
T ––3|C12–
T ––3|1–– Good for alto.
T ––3|C Bb1––
T D–23G#|––– Good for baritone.
T –23|1–– Good for alto.
T –23|C–2–
T –23|12–Eb
T –23|f#12–Eb
T f–23|123
T 123Bb|123C
T 123|123C
T 123|123Eb
T D123|C123
T –––|C Bb–––
T D–––|–––
T –––|–––
B6 T D–––|–––
C7
T D–––|C Bb–––
T Eb D1––|12–
T Eb1––|12–
T Eb––3|–23
T Eb–23|C Bb–––
T D1––|1––Eb
T D––3|C––– Good for tenor.
T D––3|12–
T D––3|C123 For tenor.
T D––3|C12–
T D––3|–––
T 1–3|1–3 For alto and tenor.
T Eb D––3|123
T Eb D12–|123
T Eb D–23|123
T Eb D–23|1–3
T f123|123
T 123|123 Good for alto.
T 123B|123C
T 123C#|123C
T D–23|C–––
T D–23G#|C–––
T Eb–23G#|––– Good for baritone.
T D–23|1––
T 12–Bb|12–
T 12–|12–
T Eb D12–|12–
T Eb D–––|–––
B6 T Eb D–––|–––Eb
C7
T Eb D–––G#|–––
T Eb D–––|C Bb–––
T Eb D–23|C–––
T Eb D–23|E–––
T Eb D––3|–––
T Eb D––3|C––– Good for tenor.
T Eb D––3|12–
T Eb D––3|E123
T Eb D1–3|Bb123
T Eb D1–3|Bb123C
T Eb D––3|C123 For tenor.
T Eb–23G#|E––– Good for baritone.
T D–––|E–––
T 12–|12–Eb
T 1––|12–
T 1––|12–Eb
T 1F––|12–Eb
T 1––|1–– Good for alto.
T 1–3|1–3
T 1–3|1–3Eb
T 1–3|1––
T 1–3|Bb1––
T 1–3|Bb1–3 Good for alto.
T 1–3|–23
Useful for alto in quick
T f–23|1–– transitions with D7, fingered by
the same fingering.
T –23|C1––
T –23|123 Good for tenor.
T f–––|1––
T f––3|1––
T f–––|12–
T 123Bb|123C
T 123|123C
T 123|123
C7 T Eb D–––|E–––
D7
T Eb–––|–––
T Eb1––|12–
T 1F––|12–
T Ebf––3|1––
T Ebf––3|Bb1––
T Ebf–––|12–Eb
T f–––|1––
T f–2–|Bb1––
T f–2–|––– Good for tenor.
T f–––|1––Eb
T f–––|E1––
T f–––|C123 For tenor.
T Eb Df––3|E123
T Ebf––3|E123
T Df––3|E123
T 1–3|Bb1–3 Good for alto.
T 1–3|Bb1–– Good for alto.
T 1–3|Bb1––Eb
T 1–3|E1––
T 1–3|Bb–2–Eb
T 1–3|–––
T 123B|123C
T 123C#|123C
T 123|123Eb
T Eb D–23|C–––
T Eb D–23|E–––
T Eb D–F–3|–––
T Eb D–F–3|C––– Good for tenor.
D7 T Eb1––|–––
T f–––|Bb–2–C
T f–––|Bb–––
T f–––|––– Good for alto and tenor.
T f–––|E–––
T f–––|C––3 For tenor.
T Eb D–F––|E––– Good for alto.
T Eb D–F––|Bb––– Good for alto and tenor.
T 1–3|E–––
T Eb D–F–3|E––– Good for tenor.
T –2–|––– Good for tenor.
Useful for alto, especially in
T f–23|1–– quick transitions with C7,
fingered by the same fingering.
T f–2–|1––
T f–2–|1––Eb Good for alto and tenor.
T Ebf–––|C–––
T f–––|C––– Good for alto.
T ––3|––– Good for tenor.
T ––3|C–– For tenor.
D7
E7
T –2–|–––
T –2–|1––
T –2–|–2–
T Eb D–F––|E f#––– Good for alto.
T Eb D–F––|E C––– Good for alto and tenor.
T f–23Bb|123C
T –2–|12–
T –2–|12–Eb
T –––|1–3
T –––|1–3Eb
T –––|123
T D––3|––– Good for tenor.
T D–––|––– Good for alto and tenor.
T 1–3|C Bb1–– Great for baritone.
E7
F7
T D12–|Bb–23
T 1–3|12–
T –2–|–2–
T –2–|–2–Eb
T f–––|1––
T f–––|––3 For tenor.
T f––3|––– For tenor.
An effective harmonic fingering.
T –23|123C
The 10th harmonic on C4.
E7 T 1–3|1–3 Weak on tenor.
F7
T 1–3C#|1–3 Good for alto.
T 1–3|1–3Eb
T D1––|Bb–23
T 1–3|1––
T Eb D––3|––– Good for tenor.
T Eb D–2–|12–
T Eb D–2–|12–Eb
T Eb D–2–|–2– Good for alto and tenor.
T Eb1––|––– Good for alto.
T Ebf––3|––– For tenor.
T Ebf–––|––3 For tenor.
T Eb D1–3|1–3 Good for tenor.
T Eb D–––|12– Good for alto.
F7
G7
T Eb D–2–|E C12–
T Eb D–F–3|––– Good for tenor.
T –2–|12– Good for tenor.
T Eb–2–|12– Works for alto.
T f–2–|12– Good for alto.
G7
T –2–|1–– Good for alto and tenor.
T ––3|C––3 Good for tenor.
Useful for alto. Requires fast air
T f–23|1––
stream.
T –2–|–2–
G7 T –––|––– Good for alto and tenor.
A7
Good for alto. Can be reached by
T 1F––|Bb––– the 12th harmonic on C#4 or the
14th harmonic on Bb3.
T D–23|––3
A7 T 123|123 Good for alto and tenor.
T f–––|––– Good for alto.
T Eb D–23|–23
A 7
B 7
T –––|Bb––– Good for alto and tenor.
B7
T Eb D–F23|E C–23
C8
B7 T Eb D–23|–23
C8
C8
T Eb D–23|–23 Lip up from C8 to achieve C#8.
D8
D8 T Eb D–23|–23 Lip up from C8 to achieve D8.
