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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 pitches halfway between the usual notes of the chromatic scale. These fingerings are the same on all sizes of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless specified otherwise.

1/4 tone flat 1/4 tone sharp 3/4 tone sharp

Note A B B C C D C D D E D E E F

F G F

Written

Fingering

3

3

Impractical.

4

4

Impractical.

4

4

123Bb|123

4

4

123B|12–C

Could be unstable.

123|1–3Eb

Good intonation. HB

123|1–3

Slightly lower pitch.

123|12F#–

Good intonation. HB

123|–23

Poor intonation

123B|–2F#–C

Good intonation. HB

4 4

4 4

4

Poor intonation. HB Unstable. Submit a fingering for this note.

4

4

Src.

Impractical.

3

4

Description

HB

HB

HB

G G A

4

4

4 4

4

B C C D

4 4

4 5

5

C D D E

D E

5 5

Written

T 123Bb|123

HB Poor intonation but practical.

HB

1––|Bb1––

HB

1––|Bb–2–

HB

12––|C–––

Poor intonation. HB

HB

Description Good intonation.

F G

5 5

Good intonation.

HB

T 123|12–C

Higher pitch than when low B key is added.

HB HB

T 123|1–3

Good intonation.

HB

T 123|1f#2–

Slightly lower pitch.

HB

T 123|–23

Good intonation.

HB

T 123|12F#–

Good intonation. Slightly sharper than T 123|–23.

HB

5 5

HB

T 123B|12–C

T 123|1f#23 E F

Src.

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5

5

12–B|–23C

Fingering

5

5

HB

–2–|C–––

5

Note

12–B|–23Eb

123|Bb–––

4

A B

Good intonation. HB Submit a fingering for this note.

4

G A A B

123|–2F#–

F G G A G A

5 5

T 123B|–23C

5

5

T 12–|–23Eb

HB

T 12–Bb|123

HB

T 123|Bb––– A B

5 5

B C C D

C D

D E

D E

E F

5 5

5 5

6 6

6 6

6 6

6 6

6 6

Poor intonation but practical.

HB HB

T 12–B|123Eb T 123|Bb–2–

A B

HB

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5

5

Good intonation.

Slightly lower pitch.

HB

T 1––|Bb1––

HB

T 1––|Bb–2–

HB

T 12––|C–––

Good intonation.

HB

T 123|1––C

Good intonation. Harmonic fingering.

HB

T –2–|C–––

Sharper.

HB

T 123|–2–C

Good intonation. Harmonic fingering.

HB HB

T D1––|–––

T 123|–––C

G#

T 123 |–––C

Harmonic fingering.

HB

Harmonic fingering. Use in ascending movement with similar HB D 6 fingering (without LH G# key).

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F G

F G

6 6

6 6

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