Tenor Saxophone

Low F♯ on the Tenor Saxophone

Written F♯4 — sounds concert E3. Tap the diagram to hear it.

F♯4
Concert E3Beginner note
Written F♯4 on the treble staff

The fork fingering: left hand down, right index UP, right middle finger alone. Most tenors also carry a separate alternate F♯ key beside the right ring finger that is easier in chromatic runs; it is not shown on this diagram.

About this note

The fork fingering: left hand down, right index UP, right middle finger alone. Most tenors also carry a separate alternate F♯ key beside the right ring finger that is easier in chromatic runs; it is not shown on this diagram.

  • Primary fingering: Left index key + Left middle key + Left ring key + Right middle key
  • Written pitch: F♯4 · Concert pitch: E3
  • Sounding frequency: 164.81 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.