Tenor Saxophone

Low C♯ on the Tenor Saxophone

Written C♯4 — sounds concert B2. Tap the diagram to hear it.

C♯4
Concert B2
Written C♯4 on the treble staff

Low C with the left-pinky C♯ paddle added and the low C key still down. The C♯ vent is small, so the note is duller than its neighbours on every saxophone and noticeably so on tenor — feed it more air rather than more jaw.

About this note

Low C with the left-pinky C♯ paddle added and the low C key still down. The C♯ vent is small, so the note is duller than its neighbours on every saxophone and noticeably so on tenor — feed it more air rather than more jaw.

  • Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key + Left pinky low C♯ key + Right pinky low C key
  • Written pitch: C♯4 · Concert pitch: B2
  • Sounding frequency: 123.47 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.