Coltrane Sax Coach

Concert pitch · B♭ tenor sax · offline practice
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Target · concert pitch
C
tenor fingering: written D
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Current fingering · tenor
L1
R1
L2
R2
L3
R3
Written D
Filled circles = keys held down. L1/L2/L3 are left index/middle/ring; R1/R2/R3 are right index/middle/ring.
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Your complete note route

Every fingering in this exercise

Filled gold circles = press. Open circles = release. LH = left hand; RH = right hand. 1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring. Extra keys are named beneath each diagram. Keep your right thumb supporting the sax and your left thumb off the octave key for this register.

Rehearse it in your mind

    What the coach listens for

    The note check accepts any octave. The fingerings shown here use one comfortable lower register, with the octave key off.

    Feel the changes

    Using the first fingering shown for each note. Move these fingers together; keep the other keys in place.

      Concert notes are the sounds you hear. Written notes name the corresponding B♭ tenor fingerings. These are practice exercises; use your recording to learn the tune’s melody and phrasing.
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