Practice score with a fingering picture under every note. Press play and the current note shows large at the top. Tap two bar numbers (start → end) to loop that section, or ▶ to start from a bar.
Sax part: C major4/4♩=6640 bars
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The backing is a chord accompaniment made by this site for each song, so there are no copyright issues. Playback sounds at the real pitch of the sax you pick above (alto, tenor, soprano or baritone).
About this song
Gounod set his own melody over the first Prelude in C major from Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier", Book 1. It is often played at weddings and in church. This page has the complete melody.
Practice tips
Bars 1–4 are Bach's prelude alone. Listen for four bars, then start bar 5 on a four-beat A.
There are many long notes. Keep the air steady to the end of each note so it does not fade.
Bar 34 climbs to the highest A, the climax of the piece. Prepare your breath before it.
Notes in this song
C1 2 3 · 4 5 6 + Low C key (pinky)
D1 2 3 · 4 5 6
E1 2 3 · 4 5
F1 2 3 · 4
G1 2 3
G#1 2 3 + G# key (pinky)
A1 2
B♭1 + B♭ key
B1
C2
DOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5 6
EOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5
FOct + 1 2 3 · 4
↑GOct + 1 2 3
↑AOct + 1 2
This song is in the public domain. The melody was arranged for saxophone by this site for practice.