Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn to play Unchained Melody with this easy tutorial for all saxophones. Play along with the backing track, sheet music, and fingerings for beginners.

Originally composed in 1955 for a prison film called Unchained, Unchained Melody has since been covered by more than 500 different artists, but the most iconic version remains the one recorded by the Righteous Brothers in 1965. The song's title isn't referenced at all in its lyrics, which are about a lonely person pining for their faraway lover.

0:00 Alto Tutorial
2:45 Playalong
4:52 Tenor Tutorial
7:37 Playalong
Note: Baritone Sax can play along with the Alto Sax part, and Soprano Sax can play along with the Tenor Sax part

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