Alto Saxophone

G5 on the Alto Saxophone

Written G5 — sounds concert B♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

G5
Concert B♭4Beginner note
Written G5 on the treble staff

Three left fingers plus the octave key, and the last of the genuinely easy second-register notes. From G5 upwards the horn starts asking for a lower tongue position and faster air rather than more jaw.

About this note

Three left fingers plus the octave key, and the last of the genuinely easy second-register notes. From G5 upwards the horn starts asking for a lower tongue position and faster air rather than more jaw.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key
  • Written pitch: G5 · Concert pitch: B♭4
  • Sounding frequency: 466.16 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.