Baritone Saxophone

Low B on the Baritone Saxophone

Written B3 — sounds concert D2. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B3
Concert D2
Written B3 on the treble staff

Plays the real sound: written B3 sounds concert D2 on baritone saxophone.

Written B3 sounds concert D2, 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 B3 sounds concert D2, 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: B3 · Concert pitch: D2
  • Sounding frequency: 73.42 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.