Tenor Saxophone
Low C on the Tenor Saxophone
Written C4 — sounds concert B♭2. Tap the diagram to hear it.
All six fingers plus the right-pinky low C key. On tenor this is usually the first bottom note that speaks reliably — start it with a soft "doo" and keep the air moving, because the low register dies the moment the airstream slows. Sounds concert B♭2.
About this note
All six fingers plus the right-pinky low C key. On tenor this is usually the first bottom note that speaks reliably — start it with a soft "doo" and keep the air moving, because the low register dies the moment the airstream slows. Sounds concert B♭2.
- Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right index key + Right middle key + Right ring key + Right pinky low C key
- Written pitch: C4 · Concert pitch: B♭2
- Sounding frequency: 116.54 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.