Baritone Saxophone

B5 on the Baritone Saxophone

Written B5 — sounds concert D4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B5
Concert D4
Written B5 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written B5 sounds concert D4 on baritone saxophone.

Written B5 sounds concert D4, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. Press the octave key cleanly — on bari the octave vent is large, so any leak shows up as a gurgle or a jump.

About this note

Written B5 sounds concert D4, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. Press the octave key cleanly — on bari the octave vent is large, so any leak shows up as a gurgle or a jump.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key
  • Written pitch: B5 · Concert pitch: D4
  • Sounding frequency: 293.66 Hz

Baritone 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.