Alto Saxophone
High E♭ on the Alto Saxophone
Written E♭6 — sounds concert G♭5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
E♭6
Concert G♭5
The D and E♭ palm keys together with the octave key. Keep the palm loose and let the heel of the hand roll onto the keys — mashing them pulls the left fingers off their pearls and wrecks whatever comes next.
About this note
The D and E♭ palm keys together with the octave key. Keep the palm loose and let the heel of the hand roll onto the keys — mashing them pulls the left fingers off their pearls and wrecks whatever comes next.
- Primary fingering: Octave key + Palm D key + Palm E♭ key
- Written pitch: E♭6 · Concert pitch: G♭5
- Sounding frequency: 739.99 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.