Le Beau Danube bleu — Thème principal

How to play it on winds

🎷 On the saxophone, every note below uses its real fingering — press the B/A/G + F/E/D keys in combination, and hold the 8va key for the upper register.

🪈 On the flute, the melody sounds one octave higher than written — the same shapes you already know, with the breath mark (◌) for the upper octave.

Learn it in phrases

1. C4 → C4 → E4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → E4 → C4 → C4 → E4 → G4 → G4
   🎷 Sax fingeringC4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
2. G4 → F4
   🎷 Sax fingeringG4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○F4: ● ● ● · ● ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PF5: T ● ● ● ● ○ ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.