Baritone Saxophone

G♯5 on the Baritone Saxophone

Written G♯5 — sounds concert B3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

G♯5
Concert B3
Written G♯5 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written G♯5 sounds concert B3 on baritone saxophone.

Written G♯5 sounds concert B3, 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 G♯5 sounds concert B3, 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 + Left pinky G♯ key
  • Written pitch: G♯5 · Concert pitch: B3
  • Sounding frequency: 246.94 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.