There are 12 major scales by sound and 15 major scales by sight. When a note has multiple fingerings, the bottom fingering is most common. This saxophone fingering chart covers all standard fingerings plus many. Whether you play an alto saxophone, tenor saxophone or any others, the range is the same for all saxophone, therefor, the saxophone fingering chart shown below applies to every type of saxophone. Twelve major scales and arpeggios all twelve major scales and arpeggios, multiple octaves all instruments. Learn the fingering for the complete c major scale in this video. A guide to finally figuring out which bb fingering to use. Major pentatonic scale the major pentatonic scale shares five notes with the major scale. This fingering chart includes trill fingerings, which are fingerings designed for rapid alternation between two notes at an interval of a minor second semitone or a. Click on this link to check out all the saxophone fingerings this combination of two notes doesnt come up all the time, but it does enough thats its good to note a better transition. This often applies to trills but also to different scales and interval jumps. Saxophone fingering charts for beginners the basic saxophone.
There are 33 different notes and 44 different fingerings including alternate. I would say were pretty lucky to play an instrument with one of the most basic and straightforward fingering systems of any wind instrument. Baritone only fcsx saxophonesaxophone fingerings tenor saxophone soprano saxophone baritone saxophone alto saxophone. Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke practice scales with a drone pitch using the first note of the scale memorize the scales occasionally use a tuner to help you tune each pitch. Blues scales alto saxophone canton high school bands. We show some examples below of musical passages, but once you know the alternatives then you can just. Start with these, but dont be afraid to try other fingerings you find elsewhere.
Fingerings tenor saxophone soprano saxophone baritone saxophone alto saxophone. Home fingering charts saxophone trill first octave trill fingering chart for saxophone first octave. The interesting part is that now i even use fingerings on my tenor sax that i have found on an alto sax fingering chart. Piano fingerings for all major scales learn jazz standards. Notes on gray background are suggested altissimo fingerings. The major scales are incredibly important to know, and every musician should learn their major scales in all keys on their instrument. May be used for beginners for the normal saxophone range as well as advanced players for the altissimo range.
We will cover all the major scales just off of one octave and run through how to play the notes by looking at the fingerings. Each note is demonstrated and shown with a fingering chart. Home fingering charts saxophone saxophone fingering charts. Alto sax scale fingering chart saxophone european musical. When multiple fingerings are listed, the saxophone fingerings fingerings on the bottom are more common. Youve got your brand new saxophone assembled correctly, neck strap in place, reed on, and ready to go. This tuba fingering chart will help your tuba players find every note and fingering in a flash. For most of the notes on our horn, theres pretty much one fingering, and when there is an alternate fingering it tends to be a pretty esoteric. Saxophone fingering chart neal battaglia sax station monday, february 21, 2011. The scale omnibus is a free book that describes as many as 399 distinct scales in all 12 keys,with synonyms,historical notes,chords over which the scale sounds well,summary tables,and more. Hello sax players saxophone finger chart for beginners. Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key. You may have noticed we didnt cover any accidentals sharps or flats in this fingering guide. The most common fingering appears first when two fingerings are.
Of course, because the saxophone is a transposing instrument, the same fingering chart. Saxophone fingering charts the woodwind fingering guide. Alto sax scale fingering chart free download as pdf file. When multiple fingerings are listed, the fingerings on the bottom are more common.
Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links. You can also buy his hand made mouthpieces, cds, sheet music and the now infamous taming the saxophone books of saxophone techniques. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering. Keep always with you the fingerings of the saxophone.
Altissimo fingerings for alto saxophone by christopher barrick. In todays lesson, we are going to learn how to play on alto sax the most important saxophone riff of all time and perhaps one of the most famous sax solos ever george michaels careless whisper this song was really popular when it came out in the 80s, and then a few years ago there was a youtube video that wen viral that featured this sax solo. All the scales here are in one octave, but you can of course practice each piano scale in as many octaves and in any tempo you like. How to play careless whisper on alto sax fingering charts. Altissimo fingerings are slightly different on alto and tenor and they even vary from one saxophone to the next. Printable piano music scales in all major and harmonic minor keys. Alto sax finger chart eb alto saxophone fingerings for notes. Free fingering charts for all instruments stepwise. And if you were looking for the major pentatonic scales instead, here is the saxophone major pentatonic scales guide. This free baritoneeuphonium fingering chart shows every note in an easytoread format. How to play every note chromatic scale on alto sax with. Ab when more than one fingering is shown, the first is the most common.
Major scales keyboard fingerings cmajor c d e f g a b c rh 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Tenor saxophone fingering chart and flashcards stepwise. We offer a variety of online resources such as free reproducible scale sheets and fingering charts, free comprehensive method books, music for young concert band, marching and pep band, solo and ensemble, jazz ensemblecombo, and links to other great resources. If you were looking for the minor pentatonic scales, here is the saxophone minor pentatonic. Below is a list of all available fingering charts for all sizes of saxophones soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass. When you first take the horn out of the case, youll want to learn some basic fingerings first, namely where to put the index, middle and ring fingers of your left and right hands on the horn. The fingering charts for tenor saxophone in standard band method books do not show how the octaves are related, and are spread across two pages. The fingering is the same for the whole saxophone family, the two most popular ones being the alto and the tenor. The note is yellow when there are two possible fingerings. Of course, because the saxophone is a transposing instrument, the same fingering chart applies whether you play soprano, alto, baritone or tenor saxophone. Alabama allstate scales and arpeggios all 12 major scales and arpeggios, c minor harmonic and a minor melodic scales, and chromatic scale as required for allstate auditions all instruments. Pete devised and presented a saxophone instruction dvd for virgin music over 20,000 copies sold worldwide. Fingerings advantage the following products are recommended for the care of your instrument.
One fingering between f and eb is rather clumsy, while another one can be done smoothly. Expert or beginner, saxophone fingering chart is an application to show you the fingering chart of the saxophone instrument soprano, alto, tenor et baryton. Above you will find our saxophone fingering chart for major notes on the instrument. The fingerings on the provided saxophone fingering chart will most likely be the fingerings you use 90100% of the time. Watch the video for saxophone assemblydisassembly tips here. Saxophone fingerings fingerings on the bottom are more. The finger work for the basic notes is the same for all saxophones, so whether playing the baritone saxophone or. It took hours of researching,typing,readproofing,and doublechecking and might easily be the most complete book on this topic. One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone saxophone boltz bands concert c major a major 7. Trills and tremolos are arranged in order by the lower, principal. All profit from taming the saxophone is donated to charity more info.
I am a saxophone player and teacher who is dedicated to helping sax players across the world. If you were looking for just major scales, here is the saxophone major scales guide. First we have a couple of very basic fingering charts which show you the saxophone fingerings for the lower and upper register in the key of c. Saxophone fingering charts the best and easiest to use.
Learning to play the saxophone allows you to play a variety of different music styles from contemporary jazz to symphonic orchestras and bands. These are ideal for absolute beginners who dont want to be overwhelmed by the entire chart of all fingerings. The four possible fingerings for bb on the saxophone. Scale sheetsfingering charts bush hills steam academy bands. Your left hand will always play the keys on the upper part of the saxophone.
However, with time and experience, you may figure out some more possible alternate fingerings that work well for you. It also shows the arrangement of partials above each fingering. First octave trill fingering chart for saxophone the. The keys on your right will be on the right side of the. The pentatonic scale pentatonic scales have only five notes penta means five. If you were looking for the minor pentatonic scales, here is the saxophone minor pentatonic scales guide. Certain notes come out cleaner on alto using a particular. Each fingering chart is split up by acoustic octaves, whose ranges are notated and clickable. One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone. On the worksheet you can download, i give you the fingerings that i use.
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