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|12–C HB
E 4 unstable.

123|1–3Eb Good intonation. HB

E 4
F 4 Slightly lower
123|1–3 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.

12–B|–23Eb HB
G 4
A 4
12–B|–23C HB

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

1––|Bb1–– HB
A 4
B 4
1––|Bb–2– 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|12–C Good intonation. HB

D 5 Higher pitch than when low B key

T 123|12–C HB
E 5 is added.

T 123|1f#23 HB

T 123|1–3 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 12–Bb|123 HB

T 123|Bb––– Poor intonation but practical. HB

A 5
T 12–B|123Eb HB
B 5

T 123|Bb–2– Slightly lower pitch. HB

T 1––|Bb1–– HB
A 5
B 5
T 1––|Bb–2– HB

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

Good intonation. Harmonic

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

Good intonation. Harmonic

T 123|–2–C 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
Submit a fingering for this note.
G 6

F 6 Submit a fingering for this note or for a

G 6
higher note.