Baritone Saxophone

Low B♭ on the Baritone Saxophone

Written B♭3 — sounds concert D♭2. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B♭3
Concert D♭2
Written B♭3 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written B♭3 sounds concert D♭2 on baritone saxophone.

Written B♭3 sounds concert D♭2, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. Bari low notes need an open throat, a relaxed embouchure and a lot of air; start them softly and let the horn ring.

About this note

Written B♭3 sounds concert D♭2, an octave and a major sixth lower. Same keys as on alto and tenor sax. Bari low notes need an open throat, a relaxed embouchure and a lot of air; start them softly and let the horn ring.

  • Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key + Left pinky low B♭ key + Right pinky low C key
  • Written pitch: B♭3 · Concert pitch: D♭2
  • Sounding frequency: 69.30 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.