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F♯5 on the Tenor Saxophone

To play F♯5 on tenor sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 5.

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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: open4Right middle key: pressed5Right ring key: open6High F♯ key: openF♯Right pinky low E♭ key: openE♭Right pinky low C key: openC
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F♯5
Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 5
Written
F♯5
Sounds
E4
F♯5 on the treble staff

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  • Left index key
  • Left middle key
  • Left ring key
  • Right middle key
Tip · F♯5

Written F♯5 on tenor sounds concert E4 — not the tuning A that the same written note gives an alto player.

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 · F♯5

Written F♯5 on tenor sounds concert E4 — not the tuning A that the same written note gives an alto player.

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F♯5 is written F♯5 and sounds concert E4.

The fork F♯ with the octave key: right index up, right middle down. Written F♯5 on tenor sounds concert E4 — not the tuning A that the same written note gives an alto player.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right middle key
  • Written pitch: F♯5 · Concert pitch: E4
  • Sounding frequency: 329.63 Hz

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

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How do you play F♯5 on tenor sax?

To play F♯5 on tenor sax: Left hand: octave key, 1, 2, 3 · Right hand: 5. F♯5 is written F♯5 and sounds concert E4. Press: Octave key, Left index key, Left middle key, Left ring key, Right middle key.

Is F♯5 written or concert pitch?

The name on this page is the written note you read. On B♭ tenor sax it sounds concert E4.

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.