Why do they call it an Eb saxophone?īecause when an Eb saxophone plays it’s written C it sounds Eb on the piano. This is referred to as the chromatic scale, where we play every note consecutively leaving nothing out. One whole tone means going up two semi-tones which are the smallest increments we have: C, C#, D, D#, E etc. So as a tenor or soprano sax player just think one whole tone interval above the piano concert pitch. Saxophone keys explained… Why do they call it a Bb saxophone?īecause when a Bb saxophone plays it’s written C (the note on your Bb saxophone music sheet) it sounds Bb on the piano (concert pitch). When we sax players play along with concert pitch instruments such as piano, guitar, violin etc, we must play a different note on our horns for it to come out sounding like the same note the concert pitch instruments play. Knowing which key your saxophone is in relative to other instruments is a must! The ones with the letter C in their name means they were made to be in the concert key, just like the piano. These are the C soprano, C melody, the C bass, and the Sub-contrabass. There are others of course but I didn’t include them on the list because they are very rare and not made or used anymore. The Different Types of Saxophones and Their Keys:
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