Turkish March (Rondo alla Turca) 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: A minor2/4♩=112216 bars
Choose bars to practice
Tap a bar number to select it. Drag across numbers to select every bar in between.
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
The last movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 (K. 331), imitating the Turkish military bands that were fashionable at the time. Almost everyone has heard it. This page has the pianist's right-hand melody from start to finish, with all repeats.
Practice tips
It starts with a two-note pickup, B–A. Sixteenths run without a break, so begin at 40–50% speed.
The sections in A major are full of C♯, F♯ and G♯. Check them on the fingering chart first.
It runs almost four minutes. The same tune keeps coming back, so learning the first eight bars well makes the rest easier.
Notes in this song
E1 2 3 · 4 5
F#1 2 3 · 5
G#1 2 3 + G# key (pinky)
A1 2
B1
C2
C#All open
DOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5 6
D#Oct + 1 2 3 · 4 5 6 + Right pinky E♭
EOct + 1 2 3 · 4 5
FOct + 1 2 3 · 4
F#Oct + 1 2 3 · 5
↑GOct + 1 2 3
↑G#Oct + 1 2 3 + G# key (pinky)
↑AOct + 1 2
↑B♭Oct + 1 + B♭ key
↑BOct + 1
↑COct + 2
↑C#Octave key only
↑↑DOct + Palm D
↑↑EOct + Palm D·E♭ + Side E
This song is in the public domain. The melody was arranged for saxophone by this site for practice.