What are the notes on a tenor sax?

What are the notes on a tenor sax?

Tenor saxophones are tuned to B♭, and alto saxophones are tuned to E♭, but when playing the same note on a score, the fingerings are the same.

What is the lowest note on a tenor sax?

The lowest note a tenor saxophone can play is a low Bb (or A# if you prefer). It is written as Bb2, but since the tenor saxophone is a transposing instrument it is written a whole 14 semitones higher (on the staves) than it actually sounds. Hence it’s written Bb3 but is an Ab2.

Can a tenor saxophone play Happy Birthday on the piano?

However, those pickup notes are often played as a dotted eighth – sixteenth note rhythm, as written in the advanced piano version of the Happy Birthday. Either rhythm can be used for the song. Play many more songs for the tenor saxophone.

Is there sheet music for a tenor saxophone?

Happy Birthday sheet music for the tenor saxophone. This tenor saxophone sheet music for Happy Birthday is written in the key of F (concert E flat). Select the image of the song below for a free, printable PDF of the melody. The page for Happy Birthday for band has arrangements for all woodwind and brass instruments so you can play…

What kind of sheet music is happy birthday?

This tenor saxophone sheet music for Happy Birthday is written in the key of F (concert E flat). Select the image of the song below for a free, printable PDF of the melody. The page for Happy Birthday for band has arrangements for all woodwind and brass instruments so you can play with full concert band or a smaller ensemble.

How are the pickup notes written in Happy Birthday?

If you would like to play the song in a different key, play along with string instruments, see the chords for the song, or learn about the history of the song, visit the main Happy Birthday lead sheet page. Note that I created this arrangement with students in mind, and the opening pickup notes are written as two eighth notes.