Alto Saxophone

A4 on the Alto Saxophone

Written A4 — sounds concert C4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

A4
Concert C4Beginner note
Written A4 on the treble staff

Left index and middle fingers. Written A on alto sounds concert C — the same pitch as the piano's middle C — which makes it a handy note for showing a beginner what "E♭ instrument" actually means.

About this note

Left index and middle fingers. Written A on alto sounds concert C — the same pitch as the piano's middle C — which makes it a handy note for showing a beginner what "E♭ instrument" actually means.

  • Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key
  • Written pitch: A4 · Concert pitch: C4
  • Sounding frequency: 261.63 Hz

Alto Saxophone fingering data last updated . Every diagram here, in the printable PDF and in the chart image comes from one dataset, so the paper and the screen cannot disagree.