Lowest Note:
- Bb2 (A-sharp 2) - Concert pitch Eb3 (D-sharp 3)
Upper Range:
- C#6 (C-sharp 6) - Concert pitch G6 (G 6)
Here's a more comprehensive list of alto saxophone notes and their corresponding concert pitches:
> Low Bb (Bb2): Concert Eb (Eb3)
> A (A2): Concert D (D3)
> A# (Bb2): Concert Eb (Eb3)
> B (B2): Concert E (E3)
> C (C3): Concert F (F3)
> C# (Db3): Concert F# (F#3)
> D (D3): Concert G (G3)
> D# (Eb3): Concert G# (G#3)
> E (E3): Concert A (A3)
> F (F3): Concert Bb (Bb3)
> F# (Gb3): Concert B (B3)
> G (G3): Concert C (C4)
> G# (Ab3): Concert C# (C#4)
> A (A3): Concert D (D4)
> A# (Bb3): Concert D# (D#4)
> B (B3): Concert E (E4)
> C (C4): Concert F (F4)
> C# (Db4): Concert F# (F#4)
> D (D4): Concert G (G4)
> D# (Eb4): Concert G# (G#4)
> E (E4): Concert A (A4)
> F (F4): Concert Bb (Bb4)
> F# (Gb4): Concert B (B4)
> G (G4): Concert C (C5)
> G# (Ab4): Concert C# (C#5)
> A (A4): Concert D (D5)
> A# (Bb4): Concert D# (D#5)
> B (B4): Concert E (E5)
> C (C5): Concert F (F5)
> C# (Db5): Concert F# (F#5)
> D (D5): Concert G (G5)
> D# (Eb5): Concert G# (G#5)
> E (E5): Concert A (A5)
> F (F5): Concert Bb (Bb5)
> F# (Gb5): Concert B (B5)
Note that the alto saxophone is a transposing instrument, which means that the written notes on the music sheet are not the same as the concert pitch that is produced. The alto saxophone is pitched 1 tone higher than the concert pitch, so the concert pitch of a note played on the alto saxophone is one whole step higher than the note written on the music sheet.