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A5 on the Alto Saxophone

To play A5 on alto sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2.

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BackPalm keysLeft handSide keysL pinky tableRight handR pinkyOctave key: pressedOctFront F key: openfFPalm D key: openDPalm E♭ key: openE♭Palm F key: openFLeft index key: pressed1Bis key: openbisLeft middle key: pressed2Left ring key: open3Side E key: openESide C key: openCSide B♭ key: openB♭Left pinky G♯ key: openG♯Left pinky low C♯ key: openC♯Left pinky low B key: openBLeft pinky low B♭ key: openB♭Right index key: open4Right middle key: open5Right ring key: open6High F♯ key: openF♯Right pinky low E♭ key: openE♭Right pinky low C key: openC
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A5
Left hand: octave key, 1, 2
Written
A5
Sounds
C5
A5 on the treble staff

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  • Octave key
  • Left index key
  • Left middle key
Tip · A5

This is also the fingering the front-F family is built from, so it is worth learning as a hand shape rather than as a single note.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4Low DE♭4Low E♭E4Low EF4Low FF♯4Low F♯G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6C♯6D6High DE♭6High E♭E6High EF6High FF♯6High F♯
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Tip · A5

This is also the fingering the front-F family is built from, so it is worth learning as a hand shape rather than as a single note.

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A5 is written A5 and sounds concert C5.

Left index and middle fingers with the octave key, sounding concert C above middle C. This is also the fingering the front-F family is built from, so it is worth learning as a hand shape rather than as a single note.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key
  • Written pitch: A5 · Concert pitch: C5
  • Sounding frequency: 523.25 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Octave key
  • Left index key
  • Left middle key

Questions

How do you play A5 on alto sax?

To play A5 on alto sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2. A5 is written A5 and sounds concert C5. Press: Octave key, Left index key, Left middle key.

Is A5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On E♭ alto sax it sounds concert C5.

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.