Tuning
Frequencies for equal-tempered scale, A4 = 446 Hz
Other tuning choices, A4 =
Speed of Sound = 345 m/s = 1130 ft/s = 770 miles/hr
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("Middle C" is C4 )
| Note | Frequency (Hz) | Wavelength (cm) |
| C0 | 16.57 |
2081.50 |
| C#0/Db0 |
17.56 |
1964.68 |
| D0 | 18.60 |
1854.41 |
| D#0/Eb0 |
19.71 |
1750.33 |
| E0 | 20.88 |
1652.09 |
| F0 | 22.12 |
1559.36 |
| F#0/Gb0 |
23.44 |
1471.84 |
| G0 | 24.83 |
1389.24 |
| G#0/Ab0 |
26.31 |
1311.26 |
| A0 | 27.88 |
1237.67 |
| A#0/Bb0 |
29.53 |
1168.20 |
| B0 | 31.29 |
1102.64 |
| C1 | 33.15 |
1040.75 |
| C#1/Db1 |
35.12 |
982.34 |
| D1 | 37.21 |
927.20 |
| D#1/Eb1 |
39.42 |
875.16 |
| E1 | 41.77 |
826.04 |
| F1 | 44.25 |
779.68 |
| F#1/Gb1 |
46.88 |
735.92 |
| G1 | 49.67 |
694.62 |
| G#1/Ab1 |
52.62 |
655.63 |
| A1 | 55.75 |
618.83 |
| A#1/Bb1 |
59.07 |
584.10 |
| B1 | 62.58 |
551.32 |
| C2 | 66.30 |
520.38 |
| C#2/Db2 |
70.24 |
491.17 |
| D2 | 74.42 |
463.60 |
| D#2/Eb2 |
78.84 |
437.58 |
| E2 | 83.53 |
413.02 |
| F2 | 88.50 |
389.84 |
| F#2/Gb2 |
93.76 |
367.96 |
| G2 | 99.34 |
347.31 |
| G#2/Ab2 |
105.24 |
327.82 |
| A2 | 111.50 |
309.42 |
| A#2/Bb2 |
118.13 |
292.05 |
| B2 | 125.15 |
275.66 |
| C3 | 132.60 |
260.19 |
| C#3/Db3 |
140.48 |
245.58 |
| D3 | 148.83 |
231.80 |
| D#3/Eb3 |
157.68 |
218.79 |
| E3 | 167.06 |
206.51 |
| F3 | 177.00 |
194.92 |
| F#3/Gb3 |
187.52 |
183.98 |
| G3 | 198.67 |
173.65 |
| G#3/Ab3 |
210.48 |
163.91 |
| A3 | 223.00 |
154.71 |
| A#3/Bb3 |
236.26 |
146.03 |
| B3 | 250.31 |
137.83 |
| C4 | 265.19 |
130.09 |
| C#4/Db4 |
280.96 |
122.79 |
| D4 | 297.67 |
115.90 |
| D#4/Eb4 |
315.37 |
109.40 |
| E4 | 334.12 |
103.26 |
| F4 | 353.99 |
97.46 |
| F#4/Gb4 |
375.04 |
91.99 |
| G4 | 397.34 |
86.83 |
| G#4/Ab4 |
420.97 |
81.95 |
| A4 | 446.00 |
77.35 |
| A#4/Bb4 |
472.52 |
73.01 |
| B4 | 500.62 |
68.91 |
| C5 | 530.39 |
65.05 |
| C#5/Db5 |
561.92 |
61.40 |
| D5 | 595.34 |
57.95 |
| D#5/Eb5 |
630.74 |
54.70 |
| E5 | 668.24 |
51.63 |
| F5 | 707.98 |
48.73 |
| F#5/Gb5 |
750.08 |
46.00 |
| G5 | 794.68 |
43.41 |
| G#5/Ab5 |
841.94 |
40.98 |
| A5 | 892.00 |
38.68 |
| A#5/Bb5 |
945.04 |
36.51 |
| B5 | 1001.24 |
34.46 |
| C6 | 1060.77 |
32.52 |
| C#6/Db6 |
1123.85 |
30.70 |
| D6 | 1190.68 |
28.98 |
| D#6/Eb6 |
1261.48 |
27.35 |
| E6 | 1336.49 |
25.81 |
| F6 | 1415.96 |
24.37 |
| F#6/Gb6 |
1500.16 |
23.00 |
| G6 | 1589.36 |
21.71 |
| G#6/Ab6 |
1683.87 |
20.49 |
| A6 | 1784.00 |
19.34 |
| A#6/Bb6 |
1890.08 |
18.25 |
| B6 | 2002.47 |
17.23 |
| C7 | 2121.54 |
16.26 |
| C#7/Db7 |
2247.70 |
15.35 |
| D7 | 2381.35 |
14.49 |
| D#7/Eb7 |
2522.96 |
13.67 |
| E7 | 2672.98 |
12.91 |
| F7 | 2831.92 |
12.18 |
| F#7/Gb7 |
3000.32 |
11.50 |
| G7 | 3178.73 |
10.85 |
| G#7/Ab7 |
3367.74 |
10.24 |
| A7 | 3568.00 |
9.67 |
| A#7/Bb7 |
3780.16 |
9.13 |
| B7 | 4004.95 |
8.61 |
| C8 | 4243.09 |
8.13 |
| C#8/Db8 |
4495.40 |
7.67 |
| D8 | 4762.71 |
7.24 |
| D#8/Eb8 |
5045.91 |
6.84 |
| E8 | 5345.96 |
6.45 |
| F8 | 5663.85 |
6.09 |
| F#8/Gb8 |
6000.64 |
5.75 |
| G8 | 6357.45 |
5.43 |
| G#8/Ab8 |
6735.49 |
5.12 |
| A8 | 7136.00 |
4.83 |
| A#8/Bb8 |
7560.33 |
4.56 |
| B8 | 8009.89 |
4.31 |
(To convert lengths in cm to inches, divide by 2.54)
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