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
Written E♭6 on the treble staff

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.