Gavotte en Rondeau (BWV 1006a) saxophone fingering

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: F major4/4♩=92101 bars

Speed 70%

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Settings (sound, display size)

Metronome Melody sound Chords (piano) Bass & drumsBacking volume 130%

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About this song

Bach's own reworking (BWV 1006a) of the "Gavotte en Rondeau" from his Partita No. 3 for solo violin. The theme keeps coming back: that is the rondo.

Practice tips

It starts with a pickup: come in on high C right after the count-in.
The highest note is very high E♭. From high D up, press the octave key with your left thumb too.
For bars with sixteenth notes, tap the bar number twice to loop just that part, and start slow.

Notes in this song

C1 2 3 · 4 5 6 + Low C key (pinky)

D1 2 3 · 4 5 6

E♭1 2 3 · 4 5 6 + Right pinky E♭

F1 2 3 · 4

G1 2 3

A♭1 2 3 + G# key (pinky)

A1 2

B♭1 + B♭ key

D♭All open

DOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5 6

E♭Oct + 1 2 3 · 4 5 6 + Right pinky E♭

EOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5

FOct + 1 2 3 · 4

↑G♭Oct + 1 2 3 · 5

↑GOct + 1 2 3

↑A♭Oct + 1 2 3 + G# key (pinky)

↑AOct + 1 2

↑B♭Oct + 1 + B♭ key

↑BOct + 1

↑COct + 2

↑↑DOct + Palm D

↑↑E♭Oct + Palm D·E♭

Score source and license

Composer: J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Score: Mutopia Project #1480 · BWV 1006a – Gavotte en Rondeau (typeset by Hajo Dezelski)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
What we changed: We took only the top line (the melody). Transposed for saxophone (alto part). FingerNola fingering pictures and accompaniment are added to every note.

FingerNola's score data for this song (notes and rhythm) is shared under the same license (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Checked 2026-10-21

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