Alto Saxophone
B4 on the Alto Saxophone
Written B4 — sounds concert D4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B4
Concert D4Beginner note
Left index finger alone. Going up to C means swapping index for middle finger, which is why the side C key exists — use the alternate C fingering for fast B–C figures and trills.
About this note
Left index finger alone. Going up to C means swapping index for middle finger, which is why the side C key exists — use the alternate C fingering for fast B–C figures and trills.
- Primary fingering: Left index key
- Written pitch: B4 · Concert pitch: D4
- Sounding frequency: 293.66 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.