
Tuning
Frequencies for equal-tempered scale, A4 = 434 Hz
Other tuning choices, A4 =
Speed of Sound = 345 m/s = 1130 ft/s = 770 miles/hr
More about Speed of Sound
("Middle C" is C4 )
| Note | Frequency (Hz) | Wavelength (cm) |
| C0 | 16.13 |
2139.06 |
| C#0/Db0 |
17.09 |
2019.00 |
| D0 | 18.10 |
1905.68 |
| D#0/Eb0 |
19.18 |
1798.72 |
| E0 | 20.32 |
1697.77 |
| F0 | 21.53 |
1602.48 |
| F#0/Gb0 |
22.81 |
1512.54 |
| G0 | 24.17 |
1427.65 |
| G#0/Ab0 |
25.60 |
1347.52 |
| A0 | 27.12 |
1271.89 |
| A#0/Bb0 |
28.74 |
1200.50 |
| B0 | 30.45 |
1133.12 |
| C1 | 32.26 |
1069.53 |
| C#1/Db1 |
34.18 |
1009.50 |
| D1 | 36.21 |
952.84 |
| D#1/Eb1 |
38.36 |
899.36 |
| E1 | 40.64 |
848.88 |
| F1 | 43.06 |
801.24 |
| F#1/Gb1 |
45.62 |
756.27 |
| G1 | 48.33 |
713.82 |
| G#1/Ab1 |
51.21 |
673.76 |
| A1 | 54.25 |
635.94 |
| A#1/Bb1 |
57.48 |
600.25 |
| B1 | 60.89 |
566.56 |
| C2 | 64.51 |
534.76 |
| C#2/Db2 |
68.35 |
504.75 |
| D2 | 72.42 |
476.42 |
| D#2/Eb2 |
76.72 |
449.68 |
| E2 | 81.28 |
424.44 |
| F2 | 86.12 |
400.62 |
| F#2/Gb2 |
91.24 |
378.14 |
| G2 | 96.66 |
356.91 |
| G#2/Ab2 |
102.41 |
336.88 |
| A2 | 108.50 |
317.97 |
| A#2/Bb2 |
114.95 |
300.13 |
| B2 | 121.79 |
283.28 |
| C3 | 129.03 |
267.38 |
| C#3/Db3 |
136.70 |
252.37 |
| D3 | 144.83 |
238.21 |
| D#3/Eb3 |
153.44 |
224.84 |
| E3 | 162.57 |
212.22 |
| F3 | 172.23 |
200.31 |
| F#3/Gb3 |
182.47 |
189.07 |
| G3 | 193.32 |
178.46 |
| G#3/Ab3 |
204.82 |
168.44 |
| A3 | 217.00 |
158.99 |
| A#3/Bb3 |
229.90 |
150.06 |
| B3 | 243.57 |
141.64 |
| C4 | 258.06 |
133.69 |
| C#4/Db4 |
273.40 |
126.19 |
| D4 | 289.66 |
119.11 |
| D#4/Eb4 |
306.88 |
112.42 |
| E4 | 325.13 |
106.11 |
| F4 | 344.47 |
100.16 |
| F#4/Gb4 |
364.95 |
94.53 |
| G4 | 386.65 |
89.23 |
| G#4/Ab4 |
409.64 |
84.22 |
| A4 | 434.00 |
79.49 |
| A#4/Bb4 |
459.81 |
75.03 |
| B4 | 487.15 |
70.82 |
| C5 | 516.12 |
66.85 |
| C#5/Db5 |
546.81 |
63.09 |
| D5 | 579.32 |
59.55 |
| D#5/Eb5 |
613.77 |
56.21 |
| E5 | 650.27 |
53.06 |
| F5 | 688.93 |
50.08 |
| F#5/Gb5 |
729.90 |
47.27 |
| G5 | 773.30 |
44.61 |
| G#5/Ab5 |
819.28 |
42.11 |
| A5 | 868.00 |
39.75 |
| A#5/Bb5 |
919.61 |
37.52 |
| B5 | 974.30 |
35.41 |
| C6 | 1032.23 |
33.42 |
| C#6/Db6 |
1093.61 |
31.55 |
| D6 | 1158.64 |
29.78 |
| D#6/Eb6 |
1227.54 |
28.11 |
| E6 | 1300.53 |
26.53 |
| F6 | 1377.86 |
25.04 |
| F#6/Gb6 |
1459.80 |
23.63 |
| G6 | 1546.60 |
22.31 |
| G#6/Ab6 |
1638.57 |
21.05 |
| A6 | 1736.00 |
19.87 |
| A#6/Bb6 |
1839.23 |
18.76 |
| B6 | 1948.59 |
17.71 |
| C7 | 2064.46 |
16.71 |
| C#7/Db7 |
2187.22 |
15.77 |
| D7 | 2317.28 |
14.89 |
| D#7/Eb7 |
2455.07 |
14.05 |
| E7 | 2601.06 |
13.26 |
| F7 | 2755.73 |
12.52 |
| F#7/Gb7 |
2919.59 |
11.82 |
| G7 | 3093.20 |
11.15 |
| G#7/Ab7 |
3277.13 |
10.53 |
| A7 | 3472.00 |
9.94 |
| A#7/Bb7 |
3678.46 |
9.38 |
| B7 | 3897.19 |
8.85 |
| C8 | 4128.93 |
8.36 |
| C#8/Db8 |
4374.44 |
7.89 |
| D8 | 4634.56 |
7.44 |
| D#8/Eb8 |
4910.15 |
7.03 |
| E8 | 5202.12 |
6.63 |
| F8 | 5511.46 |
6.26 |
| F#8/Gb8 |
5839.18 |
5.91 |
| G8 | 6186.40 |
5.58 |
| G#8/Ab8 |
6554.26 |
5.26 |
| A8 | 6944.00 |
4.97 |
| A#8/Bb8 |
7356.91 |
4.69 |
| B8 | 7794.38 |
4.43 |
(To convert lengths in cm to inches, divide by 2.54)
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