Alto Saxophone

Low F♯ on the Alto Saxophone

Written F♯4 — sounds concert A3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

F♯4
Concert A3Beginner note
Written F♯4 on the treble staff

The saxophone's F♯ is a fork fingering — left hand down, right index finger UP, right middle finger alone. Most horns also carry a separate alternate F♯ key beside the right ring finger that is far easier in fast chromatic runs and F♯–G♯ trills; it is not shown on this diagram.

About this note

The saxophone's F♯ is a fork fingering — left hand down, right index finger UP, right middle finger alone. Most horns also carry a separate alternate F♯ key beside the right ring finger that is far easier in fast chromatic runs and F♯–G♯ trills; it is not shown on this diagram.

  • Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right middle key
  • Written pitch: F♯4 · Concert pitch: A3
  • Sounding frequency: 220.00 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.