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F5 on the Tenor Saxophone

To play F5 on tenor sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4.

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BackPalm keysLeft handSide keysL pinky tableRight handR pinkyOctave key: pressedOctFront F key: openfFPalm D key: openDPalm E♭ key: openE♭Palm F key: openFLeft index key: pressed1Bis key: openbisLeft middle key: pressed2Left ring key: pressed3Side E key: openESide C key: openCSide B♭ key: openB♭Left pinky G♯ key: openG♯Left pinky low C♯ key: openC♯Left pinky low B key: openBLeft pinky low B♭ key: openB♭Right index key: pressed4Right middle key: open5Right ring key: open6High F♯ key: openF♯Right pinky low E♭ key: openE♭Right pinky low C key: openC
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F5
Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4
Written
F5
Sounds
E♭4
F5 on the treble staff

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  • Octave key
  • Left index key
  • Left middle key
  • Left ring key
  • Right index key
Tip · F5

Slur F5 down to F4 and back with nothing but the thumb moving — the two should match in color, and if the upper one thins out the throat is closing.

B♭3Low B♭B3Low BC4Low CC♯4Low C♯D4Low DE♭4Low E♭E4Low EF4Low FF♯4Low F♯G4G♯4A4B♭4B4C5C♯5D5E♭5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5B♭5B5C6C♯6D6High DE♭6High E♭E6High EF6High FF♯6High F♯
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Tip · F5

Slur F5 down to F4 and back with nothing but the thumb moving — the two should match in color, and if the upper one thins out the throat is closing.

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F5 is written F5 and sounds concert E♭4.

Low F plus the octave key. Slur F5 down to F4 and back with nothing but the thumb moving — the two should match in color, and if the upper one thins out the throat is closing.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key
  • Written pitch: F5 · Concert pitch: E♭4
  • Sounding frequency: 311.13 Hz

What to press, key by key

  • Octave key
  • Left index key
  • Left middle key
  • Left ring key
  • Right index key

Questions

How do you play F5 on tenor sax?

To play F5 on tenor sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 4. F5 is written F5 and sounds concert E♭4. Press: Octave key, Left index key, Left middle key, Left ring key, Right index key.

Is F5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ tenor sax it sounds concert E♭4.

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.