Tenor Saxophone
High D on the Tenor Saxophone
Written D6 — sounds concert C5. Tap the diagram to hear it.
D6
Concert C5
The first palm key with the octave key. Palm-key notes run sharp on tenor as on alto; voice them down by lowering the tongue and relaxing the jaw, not by pulling the mouthpiece out.
About this note
The first palm key with the octave key. Palm-key notes run sharp on tenor as on alto; voice them down by lowering the tongue and relaxing the jaw, not by pulling the mouthpiece out.
- Primary fingering: Octave key + Palm D key
- Written pitch: D6 · Concert pitch: C5
- Sounding frequency: 523.25 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.