Transposing

I play the Eb alto sax. How do I transpose trumpet music to what I play?

What about clarinet music?
Piano?

if you play a c on alto sax you will have to play an f on a trumpet to produce the same sound, here are the transposing notes for both instruments.

trumpet alto sax

f c

f# or gb c# or db
g= d
g# or ab d# or eb
a e
Bb or a# f
b f# or gb
c g
c# or db g# or ab
d a
d# or eb Bb or a#
e b

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I have just started to pick up the sax again, this time the alto after 40 years. How do I transpose piano music chords to reflect the alto. How many steps up or down

juke i would seriously recommend u help no1 else with transposing.
From alto to trumpet is..
G-C
G#-C#
A-D
Bb-Eb
B-E
C-F
C#-F#
D-G
Eb-G#
E-A
F-Bb
F#-B

Remember they don`t work if u go the oppisite way. For example, a trumpets G isn`t your C.

Thank you for your help but asked for paino to alto not trumpet which is a Bflat instrument, right.

Ummm...may I mention that the two different trumpet to alto transposions were exactly the same? hahaha, juke keep tranposing

Ok, I`m not the best but here goes:
Alto - Piano
G-Bb or A#
G#-C
A-Db or C#
Bb-D
B-Eb or D#
C-E or Fb
C#-F or E#
D-F#
Eb-G
E-Ab or G#
F-A
F-B

hope that helps!, and correct me if I`m wrong

Wait, Juke you did have a couple mess ups on your transposion, I wouldn`t suggest you not help anyone, but just check out the notes a little better sometimes, good luck, and sorry Josh, his was a lil messed up.

from sax to clarinet
Remember that G on the alto sax is the same fingering and same pitch as middle C on the clarinet- all the other notes can be worked out from that. Once you cross the break on the clarinet it takes a bit more thought, though

My way on going from Bb to Eb is to based on chords. I think ok, on my Tenor this is a D, then I remember 12 Bar bluessongs and the second bar is the scale with one more flat....so D in Bb would be a G on Eb.....make sense?

It helps me a lot, also, when you look at a song, just find a few root notes and then just go up or down the same distance as writeen on a page....

This is my weird non standard way of doing it but it helps.

Also, i`ve found a trick with Half diminished chords, just take the chord down a step and minor7 it....or just flat it five times, so a B Half diminished would have no sharps or flats, but an E half diminished would have a Bb....


I have weird ways of doing everything.....you should see how i handle diminished chords....wow...scary.

Those comments are more directed towards beginner players, as i am sure if you`ve been playing for a few years you know this. Just a few tips for the new guys.

OK. An F# on the alto sax is the same as a B on the clarinet/cornet/trumpet/tenor sax which is the same as a C on the piano/flute/oboe/guitar/recorder.

I`m only 13 so sorry if this is wrong but it is what we were taught in band at school.

Sorry no that is wrong a B on a trumpet/clarinet/tenor sax/cornet is the same as an A on a flute/piano/oboe/piccolo/guitar. Sorry about the error.

The only way to transpose is to learn how steps and space between the different keys.