Alto Saxophone

Low F on the Alto Saxophone

Written F4 — sounds concert A♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

F4
Concert A♭3Beginner note
Written F4 on the treble staff

Left hand down plus the right index finger. F is the pivot of the lower register: slur F–E–D slowly and watch that the right-hand fingers drop as a unit rather than one at a time.

About this note

Left hand down plus the right index finger. F is the pivot of the lower register: slur F–E–D slowly and watch that the right-hand fingers drop as a unit rather than one at a time.

  • Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key
  • Written pitch: F4 · Concert pitch: A♭3
  • Sounding frequency: 207.65 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.