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C♯6 on the Alto Saxophone

To play C♯6 on alto sax: Left hand: octave key.

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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: open1Bis key: openbisLeft middle key: open2Left 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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C♯6
Left hand: octave key
Written
C♯6
Sounds
E5
C♯6 on the treble staff

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  • Octave key
Tip · C♯6

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.

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 · C♯6

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.

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Alternate fingerings for C♯6

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About this note

C♯6 is written C♯6 and sounds 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.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key
  • Written pitch: C♯6 · Concert pitch: E5
  • Sounding frequency: 659.26 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Octave key

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.

Questions

How do you play C♯6 on alto sax?

To play C♯6 on alto sax: Left hand: octave key. C♯6 is written C♯6 and sounds concert E5. Press: Octave key.

Is C♯6 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On E♭ alto sax it sounds concert E5.

Is there another fingering for C♯6?

C♯6 with the right hand down: 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.