Baritone Saxophone

E♭5 on the Baritone Saxophone

Written E♭5 — sounds concert G♭3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

E♭5
Concert G♭3
Written E♭5 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written E♭5 sounds concert G♭3 on baritone saxophone.

Written E♭5 sounds concert G♭3, 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 E♭5 sounds concert G♭3, 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 + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key + Right pinky low E♭ key
  • Written pitch: E♭5 · Concert pitch: G♭3
  • Sounding frequency: 185.00 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.