How to Play EVERY NOTE (Chromatic Scale) on Alto Sax - With Fingering Charts

[@DrSelfridgeMusic]

Notes Lowest to Highest: 0:00 - B-flat/A-sharp 0:04 - B 0:08 - C 0:12 - D-flat/C-sharp 0:17 - D 0:22 - E-flat/D-sharp 0:27 - E 0:31 - F 0:36 - F-sharp/G-flat 0:39 - F-sharp/G-flat alternate fingering 0:44 - G 0:49 - A-flat/G-sharp 0:54 - A 0:58 - B-flat/A-sharp (side key) 1:02 - B-flat/A-sharp (bis key) 1:07 - B-flat/A-sharp (1 and 1) 1:11 - B 1:16 - C 1:20 - C (alternate fingering) 1:25 - C-sharp/D-flat 1:29 - D 1:34 - E-flat/D-sharp 1:38 - E 1:42 - F 1:47 - F-sharp/G-flat 1:52 - F-sharp/G-flat (alternate fingering) 1:57 - G 2:02 - A-flat/G-sharp 2:07 - A 2:12 - B-flat/A-sharp (side key) 2:17 - B-flat/A-sharp (bis key) 2:21 - B-flat/A-sharp (1 and 1) 2:26 - B 2:30 - C 2:36 - C (alternate fingering) 2:40 - C-sharp/D-flat 2:44 - D 2:49 - E-flat/D-sharp 2:54 - E 2:59 - E (alternate fork fingering) 3:04 - F 3:08 - F (alternate fork fingering) 3:13 - F# (most modern saxophones have a special High F# Key as shown here, if you have an older sax, you can use the alternate fork F# shown next)3:19 - F# (alternate fork fingering)

[@sharkfriendlyanimations6081]

I have a question. When you show the fingering for 2 notes, like E flat and Dsharp you play those notes with the same fingering. Right?

[@michaelmancini5204]

@@sharkfriendlyanimations6081 yes. They are enharmonic equivalents.

[@sharkfriendlyanimations6081]

@@michaelmancini5204 oh ok thanks👍

[@AMDesignMarketing]

This is great, Ive been on and off with the sax for years and always get frustrated.and put it down. Im not a book learner, Im a visual learner. Your accompanying graphics with a simple slow paced video is EXCELLENT> Take it form a guy who produces training videos! Thanks for this . Russ

[@aleishabrookins4589]

Dr. Selfridge Music . Question when it’s like D flat/ C-sharp what does that mean? are they the same note

[@theamazingchicken8457]

Your a life saver I just learned all the normal notes and I really needed to learn these one thank you so much!

[@eznack1489]

Bro what do you mean the normal notes 😭 I’m a guitar player that just bought a sax

[@qwertyuioplmzaswq]

Thanks 😊 New to sax, I can literally learn any song I want if I come to this vid and pick out the notes I need just by listening to the examples provided. Time consuming, but well worth it.

[@hooch3668]

hello sir, this is what i am doing too tho i have just started.. any suggestions? what would you do differently if you could go back a year?

[@williamgregory1848]

My good sir, there is not enough words in the English language to describe how much this video has helped me! I showed your video to my saxophone teacher and he very much appreciated it. He’s even shared it with some of his other students! (He just wishes there was a video of the chromatic scale for tenor.)

[@jessicahannon704]

if he's a teacher could he not make 1🤔

[@Keychaine]

This is EXACTLY what I needed! Hand reference, diagram and how the notes look in sheet music! Perfect for a music noob like me. Thank you!

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

Thank you for this good video. To show the alternative Altissimo fingering along with the "conventional" ones is most helpful.

[@montanak160]

this video saved me! i had to learn the chromatic scale in an hour after not playing it in months 😅 this helped me (and my grade) so much 😂😂😂

[@chasey218]

Perfect thank you! Been playing for about a month now, working through blues bossa. It was pretty inconvenient flipping through my book to find the fingerings to each new note they were teaching me. Thanks again!

[@Oshien13]

Thank you! I am starting band and I will do this as a warm up every time before I practice the songs!

[@vicky__p]

Finally a video showing me how to get to that top F# without the F# key. Now how to work out the best key choices to get there smoothly...

[@caydenalan]

I primarily play clarinet and have been for five years. I just got an alto for Christmas. This will help a LOT. Thanks!

[@nicktownsend461]

Thanks for the video, always good to be reminded of some of the alternate fingerings I would usually forget about.

[@isuxvey14]

That all I need. Thank you so much. I was searching all around for a video like this here it is.

[@LiamJacopelle]

I have a band test today and I forgot a couple notes and you saved the day for me

[@monkeboi7840]

Thanks so much you made my night by helping me figure whatvnote I was playing

[@christian1526]

Is G 3 cirlces above, A 2 circles, B 1 cirlce? Help you learn the G G C A A etc (or what they call guide) much easier.

[@ianbegley4535]

Thanks so much for such a direct no bs tutorial.

[@suitedsavant9327]

Thanks man I was trying to learn to play flight of the bumblebee you saved me

[@unforgettableunforgettable8774]

You tought awesome. It was very helpful. Thank you.

[@iulianvamanu1875]

Thank you for this video. Exactly what I need right now. 😊

[@IsaacHales-w9f]

This was so helpful, thank you so much!! I'm having some trouble hitting the really low notes though, any tips?

[@DinoNuggies4665]

I noticed it's usually a bit easier to get the low notes when you relieve some pressure off the reed, or move the pressure further toward the neck

[@dunny_k3664]

thank you so much, thanks to you i was able to play some cool pieces, this is probably the best video for fingering charts and notes. you just earnt another subscriber :D

[@RealApolloFN]

This really helps me with my alto saxophone playing

[@bencaroccio6559]

Thank you for the Post easy straight forward.

[@eunkim9390]

Thank you so much !! The best way !!!

[@user-zl2ih7tb5w]

Thank you so much!!!!! I am a beginner tenor sax player

[@DrSelfridgeMusic]

You're welcome! All of these fingerings also apply to tenor sax, they will just sound in a different key. I hope to get a video like this completed for tenor sax soon.

[@arrhythmatic]

@@DrSelfridgeMusic any word on this for tenor sax? Would love one for clarinet and flute if you could ever swing it; I'm using this as a resource for my students and I'd love to point other band directors toward this too. Thoughts? Thank you sir!

[@Authoritya1]

Thank you! I haven't picked up my sax in over a decade and this was a nice refresher!

[@2th31]

Fantastically helpful. I was only ever taught the third fingering for Bb. I kept hearing other videos talking about side key or bis key fingerings and had no idea what they were talking about. This is an incredibly helpful reference to practice along with to learn alternate fingerings. Thanks so much!

[@BrazillianFOsho]

Thank you so much for this video!! I had been looking for something like this for hours!

[@sandraromero6831]

Finally I understand, I have tried searching for everything, but this, this is on point. There’s one thing though, when I press the highest key with my left hand for F# it makes a bad sound almost as if something is wrong but I can’t figure it out. Has this happened to anyone too?

[@sandraromero6831]

For reference it’s the alternate for F# At: 3:21

[@sixtenbergman]

Best sax tutorial ever

[@NickShillitoMusic]

Fantastic video. I have a question: I have been self-teaching saxophone for about two weeks now using nothing but KZbin and just messing around by myself. I am really getting the hang of it now and this video is perfect to help me understand the way the saxophone works. My question is are there any situations in which any of the alternative fingerings shown in this video are preferable? Or is it simply a matter of choosing the most comfortable fingering for you, or choosing the fingering which is easiest to change to after the previous note? Thanks :)

[@Gojoseba]

It depends on the notes in the measures that use a fingering that is hard to get to using normal fingerings

[@OriginalSickMick]

Thank you very much for teaching me the alternative fingerings. I wasn't sure what all the keys were supposed to do and it was too hard on the ears to find out by trial and error. This has spared me the trouble with the neighbors, given me a peace of mind and new and convenient options for playing. Thank you once more. I've liked and subscribed. :-)

[@manuelreyes1913]

Thank you sir❤

[@MrBluez2U]

Thanks for this video

[@ohboy9429]

reminds me of the recorder. Most of the naturals are the same fubgerungs

[@aidangd2580]

I’m not really good with saxophones, but is this an alto in G?

[@edwarddesenne6153]

Pleased to see the enharmonic naming of the notes , as used in notated music for reading saxophone parts in bands/ orchestras ,. There can be a tendency to play the higher notes too sharp , sometimes because of tightening the embouchure unnecessarily and not correcting the pitch by hearing the pitch in one’s head and using steady diaphragm breath control.

[@czedy3845]

this is what im looking for thnkyou🙂

[@bennetjoseph1956]

Very good video Thanks 👍

[@zakkhan3637]

I don’t understand. There’s a b key which is just the very top one that your left index finger goes on then there is a b fingering. Can someone explain this to me please?

[@02hampeable]

thank you for this good video :)

[@rubenlanuzo3210]

Thank you for this

[@Shawn-zm5zf]

This is going to help

[@disegnaecreaconalessio]

Thanks

[@williamalexanderyankes2030]

I enjoy your methodical videos. You explain things very well. The charts you put up are crucial. My concern: fingering alterations between the B-flat clarinet and the alto sax gets confusing. Any words of wisdom to go from one to the other, outside of lots of practice? Dr. Bill

[@ailishbethd4033]

Thank you!

[@BlueShogunOFFICIAL]

high. HIGH.. H I G H.. H I G H!!!!!! this is pretty cool

[@caydenodom4287]

I’ve played clarinet and I’m switching to sax, this looks very confusing

[@Jxke0_0]

Me too

[@Noahplayzofficial]

I've been an alto sax player for 4 days it might seem confusing but its easy

[@Preppycheeto]

Same

[@RevItUp2204]

ME TOO

[@sianopepanggabean9647]

Good job

[@yamiyo6050]

DO CLARINET AND FLUTE PLZ !!! 😭😭😭😭😭 💖💖💖💖💖💖 and THX CHUUUUUYU

[@c.l.n08]

So are the ones that are white the ones I hold or the ones in black

[@chrisarnold242]

Is it possible to play all of those notes in order in quarter notes

[@ranjangaan159]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 thanks a lot .....

[@natesona1303]

Why didn’t you do the other altissimo notes?

[@woosh_9853]

Thanks for the video 👍 I have a problem. I am beginner to saxophone and my notes sounds too high, even when playing the low notes. Does anyone know why?

[@SoFkwHat80]

You maybe pressing to hard on the mouthpiece , try relaxing your embouchure.

[@bennetjoseph1956]

❤❤❤❤

[@flweriyah]

What size reed do you have?

[@wonderwaldman6257]

I can't play lower than c because well the buttons are fine but the buttons of to side are stuck together

[@theortha718]

GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@howard...1143]

You changed horns for Fsharp G flat, hope everyone noticed🎷

[@RAYRAYDAY]

What sounds lower than 1:27 ?

[@General_Jist]

So like, low a is impossible on sax??

[@fkustaa]

I am just hearing the notes, but I don't see the fingers being applied to make those notes. That was hard for me to figure out. I will try again later.

[@AcaciusR]

I keep playing right fingering but I keep getting like an F# when its for B

[@thedaneboy]

how to godt this finger chart ?

[@anthonypierre2094]

Having trouble getting those high palm key notes to come out. Any tips?

[@intellectualidiot1719]

tighten your lips up a little

[@williamwf1]

thxxx😁😁😁😁

[@nex_til3251]

how to play low notes

[@Bz0395]

Did you find out yet?

[@nex_til3251]

@@Bz0395 I have completely finished band class

[@ItsNot_Kanye]

You forgot the last note "G" you had stop on high F#

[@isaiahshakir4103]

He wasn't playing altissimo notes, and no High F# does not count because there is a key for High F#

[@ItsNot_Kanye]

@@isaiahshakir4103 that has nothing to do about what i comment bro.

[@christian1526]

Next for viewer: 1. learn if there is more colored circle after a blank circle. 2. are they really same?

[@luisramirez6518]

Somehow Bflat sounds like c#

[@DrSelfridgeMusic]

You're right! Since Alto Sax is a transposing instrument, when you play a B-flat on alto sax, it is actually a D-flat on the piano (otherwise known as C-sharp)

[@jskocharkochar6321]

Dr shab ple give me the besame mucho notes

[@rubarbplant1800]

First

[@charlie1777]

Rubarb Plant no you arent

[@RAYRAYDAY]

1:52

[@christian1526]

next for viewers: learn how to notate them.

[@marcelcabrera3449]

Ce.la..me.f.du.bien.m.c

[@sinanturan7899]

I'm sorry. This video you made is useless. It is not clear which note the fingers opened/closed.

[@VideoNash]

Thanks