Alto Saxophone
F5 on the Alto Saxophone
Written F5 — sounds concert A♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F5
Concert A♭4Beginner note
Low F plus the octave key. Slur F5 down to F4 and back with nothing but the thumb moving — the two should match in colour, and if the upper one thins out it is the throat closing, not the reed.
About this note
Low F plus the octave key. Slur F5 down to F4 and back with nothing but the thumb moving — the two should match in colour, and if the upper one thins out it is the throat closing, not the reed.
- Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key
- Written pitch: F5 · Concert pitch: A♭4
- Sounding frequency: 415.30 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.