Quarter Tone Fingering Chart for Saxophone

First Octave: A 3 to C 5

Accidentals
3/4 tone flat
This fingering chart includes fingerings for quarter tones, which are
1/4 tone flat
pitches halfway between the usual notes of the chromatic scale. These
fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, 1/4 tone
baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise. sharp
3/4 tone
sharp
Note Written Fingering Description Src.

A 3
Impractical.
B 3

B 3
Impractical.
C 4

C 4
Impractical.
D 4

C 4 Poor intonation.
123Bb|123 HB
D 4 Unstable.

D 4 Submit a fingering
E 4
for this note.

D 4 Could be
123B|12C HB
E 4 unstable.

123|13Eb Good intonation. HB

E 4
F 4 Slightly lower
123|13 HB
pitch.

123|12F# Good intonation. HB

F 4
G 4
123|23 Poor intonation HB

F 4 123B|2F#C Good intonation. HB

G 4 123|2F# Good intonation. HB

G 4 Submit a fingering
A 4
for this note.

12B|23Eb HB
G 4
A 4
12B|23C HB

A 4 Poor intonation
123|Bb HB
B 4 but practical.

1|Bb1 HB
A 4
B 4
1|Bb2 HB

B 4
12|C Poor intonation. HB
C 5

C 5
2|C HB
D 5

Note Written Fingering Description Src.

C 5
T 123Bb|123 Good intonation. HB
D 5

D 5
Submit a fingering for this note.
E 5

T 123B|12C Good intonation. HB

D 5 Higher pitch than when low B key

T 123|12C HB
E 5 is added.

T 123|1f#23 HB

T 123|13 Good intonation. HB

E 5
F 5
T 123|1f#2 Slightly lower pitch. HB

T 123|23 Good intonation. HB

F 5
G 5 Good intonation. Slightly sharper
T 123|12F# HB
than T 123|23.
F 5
T 123B|23C Good intonation. HB
G 5

G 5
Submit a fingering for this note.
A 5

T 12|23Eb HB
G 5
A 5
T 12Bb|123 HB

T 123|Bb Poor intonation but practical. HB

A 5
T 12B|123Eb HB
B 5

T 123|Bb2 Slightly lower pitch. HB

T 1|Bb1 HB
A 5
B 5
T 1|Bb2 HB

B 5
T 12|C Good intonation. HB
C 5

Good intonation. Harmonic

T 123|1C HB
C 6 fingering.
D 6
T 2|C Sharper. HB

Good intonation. Harmonic

T 123|2C HB
C 6 fingering.
D 6
T D1| HB

D 6
T 123|C Harmonic fingering. HB
E 6

Harmonic fingering. Use in

D 6 G#
T 123 |C ascending movement with similar HB
E 6
D 6 fingering (without LH G# key).

E 6
Submit a fingering for this note.
F 6
F 6
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G 6

F 6 Submit a fingering for this note or for a

G 6
higher note.