Greensleeves 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: C major6/8♩=9617 bars

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About this song

A song that was popular in 16th-century England. The Christmas carol "What Child Is This" uses the same tune.

Practice tips

Notes in this song

E1 2 3 · 4 5
F#1 2 3 · 5
G1 2 3
G#1 2 3 + G# key (pinky)
A1 2
B1
C2
DOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5 6
EOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5
FOct + 1 2 3 · 4
F#Oct + 1 2 3 · 5
↑GOct + 1 2 3

Score source and license

Composer
Traditional (England)
Score
Mutopia Project #1247 · Greensleeves (hymntune) (typeset by Steve Dunlop)
License
Public domain
What we changed
We took only the soprano line of the parts. Transposed for saxophone (alto part). FingerNola fingering pictures and accompaniment are added to every note.

Checked 2026-10-21

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