Baritone Saxophone

C♯5 on the Baritone Saxophone

Written C♯5 — sounds concert E3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯5
Concert E3Beginner note
Written C♯5 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written C♯5 sounds concert E3 on baritone saxophone.

Written C♯5 sounds concert E3, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. This is the bari's home register, where most band parts sit; keep the air steady and the sound big but not blatty.

About this note

Written C♯5 sounds concert E3, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. This is the bari's home register, where most band parts sit; keep the air steady and the sound big but not blatty.

  • Primary fingering:
  • Written pitch: C♯5 · Concert pitch: E3
  • Sounding frequency: 164.81 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.