Baritone Saxophone

C♯6 on the Baritone Saxophone

Written C♯6 — sounds concert E4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯6
Concert E4
Written C♯6 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written C♯6 sounds concert E4 on baritone saxophone.

Written C♯6 sounds concert E4, 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 C♯6 sounds concert E4, 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
  • Written pitch: C♯6 · Concert pitch: E4
  • Sounding frequency: 329.63 Hz

Alternate fingerings for C♯6

  • C♯6 with the right hand down: Octave key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key. To steady and darken a note that is otherwise thin and unstable, especially on long or exposed C♯s.

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.