Tenor Saxophone

E5 on the Tenor Saxophone

Written E5 — sounds concert D4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

E5
Concert D4Beginner note
Written E5 on the treble staff

Low E with the octave key. It speaks easily on tenor, so use it to check that the octave mechanism is opening the neck pad cleanly rather than lagging behind the thumb.

About this note

Low E with the octave key. It speaks easily on tenor, so use it to check that the octave mechanism is opening the neck pad cleanly rather than lagging behind the thumb.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key
  • Written pitch: E5 · Concert pitch: D4
  • Sounding frequency: 293.66 Hz

Tenor 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.