First Octave - Basic Fingering Chart for Saxophone

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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	Fingering	Description
A₃	A 123\|123_C	Basic. Also press the low A key. For models with a thumb low A key.
A₃	123^A\|123_C	Basic. Also press the low A key. For models with an RH 4 low A key.
A₃ B₃	123^Bb\|123_C	Basic.
B₃ C₄	123^B\|123_C	Basic.
B₃ C₄	123\|123_C	Basic.
C₄ D₄	123^C#\|123_C	Basic.
D₄	123\|123	Basic.
D₄ E₄	123\|123_Eb	Basic.
E₄ F₄	123\|12–	Basic.
E₄ F₄	123\|1––	Basic.
F₄ G₄	123\|–2–	Basic.
F₄ G₄	123\|1–_F#–	Chromatic, use in combination with F₄ or F₅.
G₄	123\|–––	Basic.
G₄ A₄	123^G#\|–––	Basic.
A₄	12–\|–––	Basic.
A₄ B₄	12–\|_Bb–––	Basic.
	1^Bb––\|–––	For ease of playing in passages without B natural.
	1––\|1––	Use in combination with F₄ or F₅.
	1––\|–2–	Sharp, use in combination with F#₄ or F#₅.
B₄ C₅	1––\|–––	Basic.
B₄ C₅	–2–\|–––	Basic.
B₄ C₅	1––\|_C–––	Chromatic.
C₅ D₅	–––\|–––	Basic.
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