Alto Saxophone
Low B on the Alto Saxophone
Written B3 — sounds concert D3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
B3
Concert D3
Identical to low B♭ except the left pinky sits on the B paddle instead, with the low C key still held. Roll the left pinky between the B and B♭ paddles rather than lifting and re-placing it, or the bottom two notes will never connect cleanly.
About this note
Identical to low B♭ except the left pinky sits on the B paddle instead, with the low C key still held. Roll the left pinky between the B and B♭ paddles rather than lifting and re-placing it, or the bottom two notes will never connect cleanly.
- Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key + Left pinky low B key + Right pinky low C key
- Written pitch: B3 · Concert pitch: D3
- Sounding frequency: 146.83 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.