Take some time to make these adjustments as it will greatly impact your ability to use the saxophone fingering chart as well as producing the actual saxophone sound. Please note that you may have to adjust the angle of the mouthpiece in order to keep your head straight instead of tilting over to the left or the right. If you are sitting down you can either place the saxophone directly infront of you between your legs or over to your right side ( recommended for children) in order to adjust and find the sweet spot to get the mouthpiece to line up. If you are standing up your posture should be with a straight back and either align the saxophone infront of you or slightly to your right side in order to gain more support from your hip. The dark circles represent the keys that should be closed to make the note. Above you will find our saxophone fingering chart for major notes on the instrument. Free Download Parts of An Alto Saxophone And Fingering Chart (pdf, 1033KB) and Customize with our Editable Templates, Waivers and Forms for your needs. You should not have to bend forward or have your head angled up (or down) in order to play notes on the sax. Learning to play the saxophone allows you to play a variety of different music styles from contemporary jazz to symphonic orchestras and bands. an interloper since I dont play the flute (I play alto sax but have always. Start by adjusting your neckstrap so that the saxophone mouthpiece line up with your mouth. When reading this flute fingerings chart, youll notice the holes are empty.

You need to use a neckstrap in combination with your thumbs in order to balance and secure a good grip on your saxophone.

Alto sax finger chart printable