Alto Saxophone
Low C on the Alto Saxophone
Written C4 — sounds concert E♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.
All six fingers plus the right-pinky low C key — the first of the bottom notes most players get reliably. Start it with a soft "doo" rather than a hard tongue stroke and keep the airstream moving through the note; the low register stops speaking the moment the air slows.
About this note
All six fingers plus the right-pinky low C key — the first of the bottom notes most players get reliably. Start it with a soft "doo" rather than a hard tongue stroke and keep the airstream moving through the note; the low register stops speaking the moment the air slows.
- Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key + Right pinky low C key
- Written pitch: C4 · Concert pitch: E♭3
- Sounding frequency: 155.56 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.