Printable Saxophone Fingering Chart
One printable fingering chart for the whole saxophone family — because all four saxophones use the same fingerings. This free PDF charts all 32 written notes from low B♭3 to high F6, and adds the thing saxophonists actually argue about in rehearsal: a concert-pitch strip showing what each written note sounds as on alto, tenor, soprano and baritone.
Download the PDFs
Print one copy and it serves every saxophone in the band.
Both PDFs are free for classroom and personal use. Print them, copy them for your class, pin them on the wall — please just do not resell them or post them as your own product.
What is in the chart
The filled chart marks the published alternates where the site gives them — the bis and one-and-four B♭ fingerings beside the side-B♭ basic, the side C beside the middle-finger C, and the front-F alternates at the top. Under the chart, the transposition strip converts four landmark written notes into concert pitch for each of the four instruments, taken from the same data as the note pages. The blank worksheet prints the 32 diagrams empty for section quizzes.
What these notes sound like
Same fingerings, four instruments, four sounding pitches — the written notes below sound like this:
| Written | Alto sounds | Tenor sounds | Soprano sounds | Baritone sounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B♭3 | D♭3 | A♭2 | A♭3 | D♭2 |
| C4 | E♭3 | B♭2 | B♭3 | E♭2 |
| G4 | B♭3 | F3 | F4 | B♭2 |
| B♭4 | D♭4 | A♭3 | A♭4 | D♭3 |
The full chart, online
Prefer to check a note on screen, hear it, or look up one fingering at a time? The saxophone fingering chart has all of it — and every note below links to its own page with the diagram, the sound and the fingering in words.
| Note | Fingering |
|---|---|
| B♭3 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky B♭ key · right pinky C key. |
| B3 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky B key · right pinky C key. |
| C4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky C key. |
| C♯4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · left pinky C♯ key · right pinky C key. |
| D4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3. |
| E♭4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky E♭ key. |
| E4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2. |
| F4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1. |
| F♯4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 2. Also usedLeft hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1 · alternate F♯ key. |
| G4 | Left hand 1-2-3. |
| G♯4 | Left hand 1-2-3 · left pinky G♯ key. |
| A4 | Left hand 1-2. |
| B♭4 | Left hand 1-2 · side B♭ key. Also usedLeft hand 1 · bis key. |
| B4 | Left hand 1. |
| C5 | Left hand 2. Also usedLeft hand 1 · side C key. |
| C♯5 | No keys pressed at all — a completely open fingering. |
| D5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3. |
| E♭5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2-3 · right pinky E♭ key. |
| E5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1-2. |
| F5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1. |
| F♯5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 2. Also usedOctave key · left hand 1-2-3 · right hand 1 · alternate F♯ key. |
| G5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2-3. |
| G♯5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2-3 · left pinky G♯ key. |
| A5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2. |
| B♭5 | Octave key · left hand 1-2 · side B♭ key. Also usedOctave key · left hand 1 · bis key. |
| B5 | Octave key · left hand 1. |
| C6 | Octave key · left hand 2. Also usedOctave key · left hand 1 · side C key. |
| C♯6 | Octave key. |
| D6 | Octave key · D palm key. |
| E♭6 | Octave key · D palm key + E♭ palm key. |
| E6 | Octave key · D palm key + E♭ palm key · side E key. Also usedOctave key · front F key · left hand 2. |
| F6 | Octave key · D palm key + E♭ palm key + F palm key · side E key. Also usedOctave key · front F key · left hand 2-3. |
Printing tips
This is the chart to laminate for the saxophone section stand: one sheet, four instruments, no arguments. The blank worksheet is the standard pre-test for new saxophonists — fill in the low B♭, the three B♭ fingerings and the palm-key notes from memory. If you searched for a printable alto sax finger chart or a sax finger chart pdf, this is the same file: the fingerings do not change between the family members, only the sounding pitch does.
Try a note in the Fingering Finder
Pick an instrument and a note and the diagram updates instantly — filled keys are the ones you press. The same finder sits on every note page, pre-set to that note.
Notes students check most
See also the saxophone fingering chart and the printable fingering charts index for the other instruments.
Is the printable saxophone fingering chart really free?
Yes — the filled chart and blank worksheet are free PDFs for classroom and personal use, with no sign-up.
Do alto and tenor saxophones really use the same fingerings?
Yes. Soprano, alto, tenor and baritone all share one fingering system; they differ in size and in how far they transpose. The concert-pitch strip on the printable shows the sounding pitch of written notes on each instrument.
Does the PDF match the online saxophone chart?
Exactly — generated from the same data file, checked against the Yamaha saxophone fingering chart and the Woodwind Fingering Guide.