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A note played on tenor sax sounds one full step lower (actually an octave and a step, but you can ignore the octave). Play a C and it sounds like a B-flat. If you want to transpose music written for organ or piano, write the new part one note higher and change the key signature by taking away two flats or adding two sharps. the organist can probably help with the key signatures if that's confusing.

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Tenor Saxophone music is keyed in B flat. That means if the musician reads a C on his music and plays that note, the actual note that matches the organ is a B flat, which often is referred to as 'concert B flat'.

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A concert B flat on tenor is a C. So if the group is playing the concert B flat scale. For the tenor they start on C and play their C scale.

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As on any instrument B# is one half step above B, which is the same pitch as C.

There are technical reasons why a note might be notated as B#, but just play C.

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Q: When a organ player tells a tenor saxophone to play a b flat to be in tune to his organ what scale do he play?
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