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notes_frequencies.md

Frequencies of Musical Notes, A4 = 440 Hz

Source: https://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html

Frequencies

Speed of Sound = 345 m/s = 1130 ft/s = 770 miles/hr

Middle C = C4

Note Frequency (Hz) Wavelength (cm)
C0 16.35 2109.89
C#0/Db0 17.32 1991.47
D0 18.35 1879.69
D#0/Eb0 19.45 1774.20
E0 20.60 1674.62
F0 21.83 1580.63
F#0/Gb0 23.12 1491.91
G0 24.50 1408.18
G#0/Ab0 25.96 1329.14
A0 27.50 1254.55
A#0/Bb0 29.14 1184.13
B0 30.87 1117.67
C1 32.70 1054.94
C#1/Db1 34.65 995.73
D1 36.71 939.85
D#1/Eb1 38.89 887.10
E1 41.20 837.31
F1 43.65 790.31
F#1/Gb1 46.25 745.96
G1 49.00 704.09
G#1/Ab1 51.91 664.57
A1 55.00 627.27
A#1/Bb1 58.27 592.07
B1 61.74 558.84
C2 65.41 527.47
C#2/Db2 69.30 497.87
D2 73.42 469.92
D#2/Eb2 77.78 443.55
E2 82.41 418.65
F2 87.31 395.16
F#2/Gb2 92.50 372.98
G2 98.00 352.04
G#2/Ab2 103.83 332.29
A2 110.00 313.64
A#2/Bb2 116.54 296.03
B2 123.47 279.42
C3 130.81 263.74
C#3/Db3 138.59 248.93
D3 146.83 234.96
D#3/Eb3 155.56 221.77
E3 164.81 209.33
F3 174.61 197.58
F#3/Gb3 185.00 186.49
G3 196.00 176.02
G#3/Ab3 207.65 166.14
A3 220.00 156.82
A#3/Bb3 233.08 148.02
B3 246.94 139.71
C4 261.63 131.87
C#4/Db4 277.18 124.47
D4 293.66 117.48
D#4/Eb4 311.13 110.89
E4 329.63 104.66
F4 349.23 98.79
F#4/Gb4 369.99 93.24
G4 392.00 88.01
G#4/Ab4 415.30 83.07
A4 440.00 78.41
A#4/Bb4 466.16 74.01
B4 493.88 69.85
C5 523.25 65.93
C#5/Db5 554.37 62.23
D5 587.33 58.74
D#5/Eb5 622.25 55.44
E5 659.25 52.33
F5 698.46 49.39
F#5/Gb5 739.99 46.62
G5 783.99 44.01
G#5/Ab5 830.61 41.54
A5 880.00 39.20
A#5/Bb5 932.33 37.00
B5 987.77 34.93
C6 1046.50 32.97
C#6/Db6 1108.73 31.12
D6 1174.66 29.37
D#6/Eb6 1244.51 27.72
E6 1318.51 26.17
F6 1396.91 24.70
F#6/Gb6 1479.98 23.31
G6 1567.98 22.00
G#6/Ab6 1661.22 20.77
A6 1760.00 19.60
A#6/Bb6 1864.66 18.50
B6 1975.53 17.46
C7 2093.00 16.48
C#7/Db7 2217.46 15.56
D7 2349.32 14.69
D#7/Eb7 2489.02 13.86
E7 2637.02 13.08
F7 2793.83 12.35
F#7/Gb7 2959.96 11.66
G7 3135.96 11.00
G#7/Ab7 3322.44 10.38
A7 3520.00 9.80
A#7/Bb7 3729.31 9.25
B7 3951.07 8.73
C8 4186.01 8.24
C#8/Db8 4434.92 7.78
D8 4698.63 7.34
D#8/Eb8 4978.03 6.93
E8 5274.04 6.54
F8 5587.65 6.17
F#8/Gb8 5919.91 5.83
G8 6271.93 5.50
G#8/Ab8 6644.88 5.19
A8 7040.00 4.90
A#8/Bb8 7458.62 4.63
B8 7902.13 4.37

To convert lengths in cm to inches, divide by 2.54.

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