Baritone Saxophone
High F on the Baritone Saxophone
Written F6 — sounds concert A♭4. Tap the diagram to hear it.
F6
Concert A♭4
Plays the real sound: written F6 sounds concert A♭4 on baritone saxophone.
Written F6 sounds concert A♭4, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. Palm-key notes on bari are thin and tend sharp; drop the jaw and use more air rather than biting.
About this note
Written F6 sounds concert A♭4, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. Palm-key notes on bari are thin and tend sharp; drop the jaw and use more air rather than biting.
- Primary fingering: Octave key + Palm D key + Palm E♭ key + Palm F key + Side E key
- Written pitch: F6 · Concert pitch: A♭4
- Sounding frequency: 415.30 Hz
Alternate fingerings for High F
- Front (fork) F: Octave key + Front F key + Left middle key. In F arpeggios, when coming from C6, and as the standard launch fingering for altissimo. Slightly less stable in tone than the palm-key F.
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.