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D5 on the Alto Saxophone

To play D5 on alto sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6.

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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: pressed3Side 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: pressed4Right middle key: pressed5Right ring key: pressed6High F♯ key: openF♯Right pinky low E♭ key: openE♭Right pinky low C key: openC
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D5
Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6
Written
D5
Sounds
F4
D5 on the treble staff

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  • Octave key
  • Left index key
  • Left middle key
  • Left ring key
  • Right index key
  • Right middle key
  • Right ring key
Tip · D5

Slur D4 to D5 with the fingers glued down and only the thumb moving; if the embouchure has to help, the air is doing too little.

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 · D5

Slur D4 to D5 with the fingers glued down and only the thumb moving; if the embouchure has to help, the air is doing too little.

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Previous noteC♯5Open: no keys pressedNext noteE♭5Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6 + right little-finger low E♭ keyFull chartAll 33 alto sax notesThe whole fingering chartScaleConcert B♭ majorWritten G major, fingering under every noteTrainerNote trainerRead treble clef notesPrintPrintable PDFLetter · A4 · blank

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About this note

D5 is written D5 and sounds concert F4.

The same six fingers as low D with the octave key added — this is the register break, and every note above it repeats a lower fingering plus the thumb. Slur D4 to D5 with the fingers glued down and only the thumb moving; if the embouchure has to help, the air is doing too little.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key
  • Written pitch: D5 · Concert pitch: F4
  • Sounding frequency: 349.23 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Octave key
  • Left index key
  • Left middle key
  • Left ring key
  • Right index key
  • Right middle key
  • Right ring key

Questions

How do you play D5 on alto sax?

To play D5 on alto sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4, 5, 6. D5 is written D5 and sounds concert F4. Press: Octave key, Left index key, Left middle key, Left ring key, Right index key, Right middle key, Right ring key.

Is D5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On E♭ alto sax it sounds concert F4.

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.