Alto Saxophone
C5 on the Alto Saxophone
Written C5 — sounds concert E♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
Left middle finger alone — the index finger comes off, which catches out nearly every beginner. This is the second-to-top note of the first register and can feel airy, so keep the air moving and the throat open rather than pinching to find the centre.
About this note
Left middle finger alone — the index finger comes off, which catches out nearly every beginner. This is the second-to-top note of the first register and can feel airy, so keep the air moving and the throat open rather than pinching to find the centre.
- Primary fingering: Left middle key
- Written pitch: C5 · Concert pitch: E♭4
- Sounding frequency: 311.13 Hz
Alternate fingerings for C5
- Side C (left index + side C key): Left index key + Side C key. In chromatic passages and B–C trills, where it avoids swapping the left index for the middle finger.
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.