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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.

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Note Written Fingering Description Src.
T f–2–|Bb–––

T f–2–|ƒ#f#––– SM

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
T f–2–G#|Bb–––
models, and for mf
and louder on alto
models.

T f–Bb––|––– SG

T f1Bb––|Bb––– IE

T 1–3|Bb1––

T 1–3|1––Eb Good for tenor. IE

T 1–3|1–– KG

T 1––|12–

T 1––|12–Eb

T f–––|1–– SG
F6
G6 T f–––|ƒ#1–– Good for alto. TM

T f–––|ƒ#––– Good for alto. TM

Good for tenor. Use

in combination
T f1––|ƒ#––– with F6 (T f1––|–––) IH
and G6 (T
f–––|f#–––).

T f–––|Bb––– Good for alto. TM

T Eb D–F––|E ƒ#––– Good for alto. TM

T Eb–F––|E ƒ#––– Lower pitch. PL

T D–F––|E ƒ#––– Lower pitch. PL

T –F––|E ƒ#––– Lower pitch. PL

Use in combination
T 1Bb––|ƒ#––– with G6 or the YS
range D5–Bb5.

T 1Bb––G#|E––– ET2

In tune, easy
response, and
T 12–|f#––– useful in fast JV
passages. For all
saxophone models
For alto models.
T 1––|Bb ƒ#1–– Eb Stable and in tune,
JP2
but awkward in fast
passages.

T 1–3|––3

T 1–3|––3Eb SG

T –2–|12–

T –2–|12–Eb SG

T f–Bb––|Bb––– SG

T 1Bb––G#|Bb f#––– Good for alto. GM

T f–––|Bb––– Good for tenor. IE

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

T f–––|––– SG

T f–––|1––

T f–––|Bb1––

T f–––|Bb1––Eb

T f–––|Bb12–Eb

T f–––|123 SG

T ––3|Bb1–– SG

T 1––|Bb f#––– SM
G6
T ––3|1–3 SG

In tune and
responsive on alto
T 1–3|1–3 when mouth is TY
tight and jaw is
lowered.
T 1–3|Bb1–3 Good for alto. TM

T 1–3|Bb1–– Good for alto. TM

T 1–3|C1–– SG

T 1–3|C Bb1–– Great for baritone. AP

T 1–3|f#1–– SG

T 1–3|1––Eb SG

T 1–3|Bb1––Eb

T 1–3|1–F#–

T 1–3G#|Bb––– In tune. AR

T 123|123C SG

T 123|123Eb SG

T 123|C1–– SG

T 123|C––– Easy and in tune. JL

T 1–3|Bb––– For baritone. KB3

Slightly flat. Good

T 1–3|––– MK2
for baritone.

T 1–3|–––

T –2–|–2–

T –2–|–2–Eb SG

T –23|–2– PH

T f–––|E––– Good for alto and

GM
tenor.
T f–––|Bb–––

T f–––G#|Bb–––

T 1––|C1–– Good for alto. GM

T 1–3|C–2– Good for baritone. KB3

T 1–3|C1––

T 1–3|C Bb1–– SG

T 1–3|C f#1––Eb SG
G6
T 1–3|C12–
A6
T 1–3|C––3

T 1–3|C1–3 Good for alto. TM

T 1–3|––3

T –2–|1––

T –2–|f#1–– SG

T –2–|––– SG

T 1––|Bb f#––– Good for alto. TM

T 1––G#|Bb f#––– Good for alto. GM

T 12–|C12– SG

T 123C#|123C SG

T 123Bb|123C SG

T 123|C Bb––– SG

T –23|–––

–23|––– DC

T –23|C––– Good for tenor. VK

T –23G#|––– Good for baritone. KB3

T –23|1–– SG

T –23|–2– SG

T –23|––3 SG

Good for alto and

T –23|12– SG
tenor.

T –23|1–3 SG

T –23|C–23 Great for baritone. AP

T –23|123

T –23|123Eb

T –23Bb|123C
A6
T 123B|123C SG

T 123|123 SG

T 123|C123 PF

T 123|C––– For alto and tenor. SC2

T –23|f#–––Eb SG

T –23Bb|C Bb––– Good for alto. GM

T ––3|C––– Good intonation.

MK2
Good for baritone.

T ––3|1–– SG

T 12–|1–– SG

T 12–|12– SG

T 1––|C Bb––– Good for alto. TM

T 1––|Bb––– Good for alto. TM

T D–––|––– SG

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