Playing the saxophone double tounging overtone technique

[saxn00b445]

not sure what to call it but a lot of players like eddie lockjaw davis for example often do this technique where they play two notes dooden tounged or ghost tounged and the second note comes out way brasher like an overtone, not sure if its a false fingering or just a way of attacking the note

View: https://youtu.be/ROOTf-DDr8Y
this is a direct example of someone doing it. at the end of this 3 second clip they do the technique
does anyone know what this is called and how to do it?

 

[Pete Effamy]

It's the low C fingering used and allowed to "break up" a bit. Sounds like a C anyway, without checking..

 

[Pete Thomas]

not sure what to call it

You could call it alternative (or alternate) fingering, false fingering or double density.

where they play two notes dooden tounged or ghost tounged

No, note dooden or ghost (but can be combined and possibly is but very subtle)

not sure if its a false fingering or just a way of attacking the note

False fingering is as good as anything. But you almost got it right anyway:

way brasher like an overtone

False or Fake Fingerings aka Double Densities

False Fingerings - how to get that special effect on the saxophone. AKA Alternate fingerings or double densities

tamingthesaxophone.com

 

[saxn00b445]

You could call it alternative (or alternate) fingering, false fingering or double density.

No, note dooden or ghost (but can be combined and possibly is but very subtle)

False fingering is as good as anything. But you almost got it right anyway:

False or Fake Fingerings aka Double Densities

False Fingerings - how to get that special effect on the saxophone. AKA Alternate fingerings or double densities

tamingthesaxophone.com

oh i see, thanks. was trying to do the middle C one without the octave key and was wondering why it didnt sound the same. the octave key was what made the difference

 

[Pete Thomas]

oh i see, thanks. was trying to do the middle C one without the octave key and was wondering why it didnt sound the same. the octave key was what made the difference

Not quite sure what you mean by the middle C. You would finger normal C2, ie 2nd finger of left hand, then low C (C1) fingering but sounding an octave higher. Yes you can use octave key but often it isn’t necessary as you may be able to sound the 1st (octave overtone without.

 

[saxn00b445]

Not quite sure what you mean by the middle C. You would finger normal C2, ie 2nd finger of left hand, then low C (C1) fingering but sounding an octave higher. Yes you can use octave key but often it isn’t necessary as you may be able to sound the 1st (octave overtone without.

nah not the overtone, just the double density for middle C while fingering low C with the octave key