Alto Saxophone Chromatic Scale Sheet

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Chromatic Scale Sheet For Saxophone
Ascending (Going Up)
The Chromatic scale is a series of notes played in
œ œ # œ œ
&
œ œ # œ œ # œ œ œ # œ œ #
succession - ascending and descending without any
skips in intervals. Imagine playing every note on
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
the piano without skipping any.
Descending (Going Down)
1. Say the Notes
& œ œ œ b œ œ b œ œ b œ œ œ b œ œ b
2. Finger the Notes
œ
3. Play the Notes
C
B
Bb
A
Ab
G
Gb
F
E
Eb
D
Db
C
Exercise No. 1 (G to D)
˙
˙
˙ b
˙
˙ #
˙
˙
˙
˙ b
˙
˙ #
˙
˙ b
& ˙
˙ #
˙
L1
S1
S1
L1
Exercise No. 2 (G to low D)
& ˙
˙ b
˙
˙
˙
˙ #
˙
˙ b
˙
˙
˙
˙ #
fork
R1
R1
fork
Every time you play:
1. Connect each note together with a long and fast air stream
2. Practice breathing in the same spot every time
3. Move your fingers and tongue together with the metronome (and tap your foot)
4. Every note must sound the same - especially the bottom and top notes
5. Practice each measure first, then put them together.
Exercise No. 3 (Chromatic Scale Low D to D)
œ œ b œ œ
œ # œ œ œ #
œ b œ œ b œ
œ # œ œ # œ
& œ œ # œ œ
œ b œ œ œ b
w
R1
fork
L1
S1
S1
L1
fork
R1
Exercise No. 4 (C to G)
˙
˙
˙ b
˙
˙ #
˙
˙
˙
˙ b
˙
˙ #
˙
˙ b
& ˙
˙ #
˙
R1
fork
fork
R1
Exercise No. 5 (Chromatic Scale G to G)
œ œ b œ œ
œ # œ œ œ #
œ b œ œ b œ
œ œ œ # œ
œ œ b œ œ b
& œ œ # œ œ #
w
L1
S1
R1
fork
fork
R1
S1
L1

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