View Full Version : How to play a Low A on the sax
flameruckus
Oct 2, 2007, 04:37 PM
How do you play that low A? Can't figure it out and I can't ask anyone.
Clough
Oct 2, 2007, 04:45 PM
I am assuming that you are wanting to know about the correct fingering? Is that correct?
If so, then there are awesome fingering charts on the following site: First Octave - Basic Fingering Chart for Saxophone - The Woodwind Fingering Guide (http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/sax/sax_bas_1.html) Low "A" is the first note on the page.
Or, is there another issue that you have to playing the low "A?"
worthbeads
Oct 2, 2007, 05:03 PM
If you know the fingering but still can't get it, drop your jaw. Other than that I can't help you; I play tenor, not alto. But if you need any help on the clarinet I can indeed help you! :D
Psyche90
Apr 5, 2008, 10:23 PM
I didn't think Altos could play a low A... unless you drop your jaw a lot. There's a key for it on Bari though.
Clough
Apr 5, 2008, 10:39 PM
We never really knew which saxophone the original poster was asking about.
flameruckus
Apr 6, 2008, 06:53 AM
Yeah, well... All fingerings for Saxophones are the same, technically. And I do play alto.