Alto Saxophone
High D on the Alto Saxophone
Written D6 — sounds concert F5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
D6
Concert F5
The first palm key with the octave key, pressed by the heel of the left hand. Palm-key notes run sharp on most altos, so voice them down by lowering the tongue and relaxing the jaw rather than by pulling the mouthpiece out.
About this note
The first palm key with the octave key, pressed by the heel of the left hand. Palm-key notes run sharp on most altos, so voice them down by lowering the tongue and relaxing the jaw rather than by pulling the mouthpiece out.
- Primary fingering: Octave key + Palm D key
- Written pitch: D6 · Concert pitch: F5
- Sounding frequency: 698.46 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.