Second Octave - Alternate Fingering Chart for Saxophone

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Alternate Fingering Chart for Saxophone

Second Octave: D₅ to F₆

This fingering chart includes both basic fingerings and alternatives that are more appropriate in some passages. Some alternate fingerings are designed for fast passages, while others modify the tone, color, or pitch at normal and extreme dynamic levels. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.

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Note	Written	Fingering	Description	Src.
D₅		T 123\|123	Basic.
		^D123\|123	Better tone.	PS2
		T 123^B\|123	Better in tune.	MR
		T 123^Bb\|123	Slightly flat.	MR
		^Eb–2–\|–––	Use in combination with C₅.	AS2
		^D–––\|–––	Use in combination with C₅.	AS2
D₅ E₅		T 123\|123_Eb	Basic.
		T ^{Eb D}123\|123_Eb	Bigger, richer tone. Slightly awkward at fast speed.	AW
		–––\|_E–––	Useful in passages in E and B major.	PS4
		^F–2–\|–––	Matches timbre of upper first octave notes.	JP2
E₅ F₅		T 123\|12–	Basic.
		T 123^A\|123_C	Full sound, slow response. Harmonic over A₃. For baritone with RH 4 low A key.	AP
		–^F––\|_E–––	Use in combination with D₅. In–tune and clear tone.	PS4
E₅ F₅		T 123\|1––	Basic.
F₅ G₅		T 123\|–2–	Basic.
		T 123\|1–_F#–	Chromatic. Use in combination with F₄ or F₅.
		T 123\|––3	For soprano, alto, and tenor.	JV
		123^Bb\|–23_C	For soprano, alto, and tenor.	JV
G₅		T 123\|–––	Basic.
G₅ A₅		T 123^G#\|–––	Basic.
		T 123^C#\|–––	Use in combination with fingerings involving the low C key.
		T 123^B\|–––	Use in combination with fingerings involving the low B key.
		T 123^Bb\|–––	Use in combination with fingerings involving the low Bb key.
A₅		T 12–\|–––	Basic.
A₅		T 12–\|–2–	Flatter.	Anon
A₅ B₅		T 12–\|_Bb–––	Basic.
		T 1^Bb––\|–––	Use in passages in flat keys where there is no B₄ or B₅.
		T 1––\|1––	Use in combination with F₄ or F₅.
		T 1––\|–2–	Use in combination with F₄ or F₅.
		T 1––\|––3		MS
		T 1–3\|–––	Use in fast passages in combination with G₄ or G₅. Dark and cloudy tone.	PS4
B₅ C₆		T 1––\|–––	Basic.
B₅ C₆		T –2–\|–––	Use in passages in flat keys where there is no B₄ or B₅.
		T 1––\|_C–––	Use in combination with B₄ or B₅.
		T –23^G#\|–––	Use in fast passages in combination with A₄ or A₅.	PS4
C₆ D₆		T –––\|–––	Basic.
C₆ D₆		T –––\|123	Better tone and more stable.	PL
D₆		T ^D–––\|–––	Basic.
		^{T Eb}–2–\|–––	Use in combination with C₆.	AS2
		T ^Eb1––\|_C–––	Use in combination with B₅ and C₆.	LG2
D₆ E₆		T ^{Eb D}–––\|–––	Basic.
		T ^Eb–––\|–––	Lower pitch.	PL
		T ^{Eb D}–––\|_C–––	For tenor.	PH
		T 1––\|_{E C}–––	Slightly muffled and slightly flat on tenor models. Best used for mf and softer dynamics. More muffled on alto models. Useful in combination with B₅.	JH2
E₆ F₆		T ^{Eb D}–––\|_E–––	Basic.
		T ^Eb–––\|_E–––	Lower pitch.	PL
		T ^D–^F––\|–––		SS
		T f–23\|–––	Use in fast passages with C₆ or C₆.
		T f–––\|–––
		T ^Df–––\|–––
		T f–––\|_E–––	For tenor models. In tune and usable at all dynamic levels. Use in combination with similar F₆ fingering.	RS2
		T f123\|–––	Use in combination with altissimo F₆. Great for baritone.	SS
		T 123^G#\|_E–––		WK
E₆ F₆		T ^{Eb D}–^F––\|_E–––	Basic.
		T f–2–\|–––	Use in combination with C₆.
		T f–2–\|_E–––	Sharper.	UL
		T f–23^G#\|_Bb–––	For tenor.	PH
		T f–2–\|–2–	For baritone.	KB3
		T 12–\|_E–––		TM
		T 12–^G#\|_E–––		ET2
		T ^Eb–^F––\|_E–––	Lower pitch.	PL
		T ^D–^F––\|_E–––	Lower pitch.	PL
		T –^F––\|_E–––	Lower pitch.	PL
		T –––\|_f#–––		PD
		T ^{D Eb}f–––\|_E–––	For tenor models. In tune and usable at all dynamic levels. Use in combination with similar E₆ fingering.	RS2
		T f1––\|–––	Good for tenor. Use in combination with F#₆ (T f1––\|_f#–––) and G₆ (T f–––\|_f#–––)	IH
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