ALTO TENOR  

F(sol #) This was the highest official note for most saxophones until the top F# key was introduced. In order to use the altissimo range above this it is important to get familiar with the front F (AKA auxilliary F) key as shown here. This key is played with the index finger and automatically closes the C key as it opens the F.This is also a handy fingering when playing an F arpeggio. If you add the G key (LH 3), it sounds an E, this is useful when playing an F major 7 arpeggio

F#(la) Of course, if your saxophone has an F# key, use it

G (la#) This is one of the harder altissimo notes, even though it's not very high.

G#(si) Another difficult note, try this once you are comfortable with some easier ones such as A

A(do)

i

The R.H. fingers are optional, they help with intonation.

Bb(do# ) This is the Bb fingering I use, it may not be the easiest to blow, but it's easy to move to this from the A

B(re) Likewise, this allows you to move easily from the Bb

C(re#) This fingering will also get the high F above

C#(mi) This is really just an overblown F#

D(fa) Although it is very high, this should be quite an easy note to blow. Once you get it