Tenor Saxophone

G5 on the Tenor Saxophone

Written G5 — sounds concert F4. Tap the diagram to hear it.

G5
Concert F4Beginner note
Written G5 on the treble staff

Three left fingers plus the octave key, the last of the easy second-register notes. From here up a tenor asks for faster air and a lower tongue position rather than more jaw.

About this note

Three left fingers plus the octave key, the last of the easy second-register notes. From here up a tenor asks for faster air and a lower tongue position rather than more jaw.

  • Primary fingering: Octave key + Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key
  • Written pitch: G5 · Concert pitch: F4
  • Sounding frequency: 349.23 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.