Alto Saxophone
C♯6 on the Alto Saxophone
Written C♯6 — sounds concert E5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
C♯6
Concert E5
The octave key alone, with every other key up. Like its lower namesake it is thin and slippery because nothing is closed; dropping the right hand onto the horn (see the alternate) adds weight and steadies the pitch without changing the note.
About this note
The octave key alone, with every other key up. Like its lower namesake it is thin and slippery because nothing is closed; dropping the right hand onto the horn (see the alternate) adds weight and steadies the pitch without changing the note.
- Primary fingering: Octave key
- Written pitch: C♯6 · Concert pitch: E5
- Sounding frequency: 659.26 Hz
Alternate fingerings for C♯6
- C♯6 with the right hand down: Octave key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key. To steady and darken a note that is otherwise thin and unstable, especially on long or exposed C♯s.
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.