Second Octave - Quarter Tone Fingering Chart for Saxophone

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Quarter Tone Fingering Chart for Saxophone

Second Octave: C₅ to F₆

This fingering chart includes fingerings for quarter tones, which are pitches halfway between the usual notes of the chromatic scale. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.
Accidentals

3/4 tone flat

1/4 tone flat

1/4 tone sharp

3/4 tone sharp

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Note	Written	Fingering	Description	Src.
C₅ D₅		T 123^Bb\|123	Good intonation.	HB
D₅ E₅			Submit a fingering for this note.
D₅ E₅		T 123^B\|12–_C	Good intonation.	HB
		T 123\|12–_C	Higher pitch than when low B key is added.	HB
		T 123\|1_f#23		HB
E₅ F₅		T 123\|1–3	Good intonation.	HB
E₅ F₅		T 123\|1_f#2–	Slightly lower pitch.	HB
F₅ G₅		T 123\|–23	Good intonation.	HB
F₅ G₅		T 123\|12_F#–	Good intonation. Slightly sharper than T 123\|–23.	HB
F₅ G₅		T 123^B\|–23_C	Good intonation.	HB
G₅ A₅			Submit a fingering for this note.
G₅ A₅		T 12–\|–23Eb		HB
G₅ A₅		T 12–^Bb\|123		HB
A₅ B₅		T 123\|_Bb–––	Poor intonation but practical.	HB
		T 12–^B\|123_Eb		HB
		T 123\|_Bb–2–	Slightly lower pitch.	HB
A₅ B₅		T 1––\|_Bb1––		HB
A₅ B₅		T 1––\|_Bb–2–		HB
B₅ C₅		T 12––\|_C–––	Good intonation.	HB
C₆ D₆		T 123\|1––_C	Good intonation. Harmonic fingering.	HB
C₆ D₆		T –2–\|_C–––	Sharper.	HB
C₆ D₆		T 123\|–2–_C	Good intonation. Harmonic fingering.	HB
C₆ D₆		T ^D1––\|–––		HB
D₆ E₆		T 123\|–––_C	Harmonic fingering.	HB
D₆ E₆		T 123^G#\|–––_C	Harmonic fingering. Use in ascending movement with similar D₆ fingering (without LH G# key).	HB
E₆ F₆			Submit a fingering for this note.
F₆ G₆			Submit a fingering for this note.
F₆ G₆			Submit a fingering for this note or for a higher note.
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