Frequencies of Musical Notes
Frequencies for equal-tempered scale
- A4 = 440 Hz
- Speed of sound = 345 m/s
- "Middle C" is C4
Note |
Frequency (Hz) |
Wavelength (cm) |
C0 |
16.35 |
2100. |
C#0/Db0 |
17.32 |
1990. |
D0 |
18.35 |
1870. |
D#0/Eb0 |
19.45 |
1770. |
E0 |
20.60 |
1670. |
F0 |
21.83 |
1580. |
F#0/Gb0 |
23.12 |
1490. |
G0 |
24.50 |
1400. |
G#0/Ab0 |
25.96 |
1320. |
A0 |
27.50 |
1250. |
A#0/Bb0 |
29.14 |
1180. |
B0 |
30.87 |
1110. |
C1 |
32.70 |
1050. |
C#1/Db1 |
34.65 |
996. |
D1 |
36.71 |
940. |
D#1/Eb1 |
38.89 |
887. |
E1 |
41.20 |
837. |
F1 |
43.65 |
790. |
F#1/Gb1 |
46.25 |
746. |
G1 |
49.00 |
704. |
G#1/Ab1 |
51.91 |
665. |
A1 |
55.00 |
627. |
A#1/Bb1 |
58.27 |
592. |
B1 |
61.74 |
559. |
Note |
Frequency (Hz) |
Wavelength (cm) |
C2 |
65.41 |
527. |
C#2/Db2 |
69.30 |
498. |
D2 |
73.42 |
470. |
D#2/Eb2 |
77.78 |
444. |
E2 |
82.41 |
419. |
F2 |
87.31 |
395. |
F#2/Gb2 |
92.50 |
373. |
G2 |
98.00 |
352. |
G#2/Ab2 |
103.83 |
332. |
A2 |
110.00 |
314. |
A#2/Bb2 |
116.54 |
296. |
B2 |
123.47 |
279. |
C3 |
130.81 |
264. |
C#3/Db3 |
138.59 |
249. |
D3 |
146.83 |
235. |
D#3/Eb3 |
155.56 |
222. |
E3 |
164.81 |
209. |
F3 |
174.61 |
198. |
F#3/Gb3 |
185.00 |
186. |
G3 |
196.00 |
176. |
G#3/Ab3 |
207.65 |
166. |
A3 |
220.00 |
157. |
A#3/Bb3 |
233.08 |
148. |
B3 |
246.94 |
140. |
Note |
Frequency (Hz) |
Wavelength (cm) |
C4 |
261.63 |
132. |
C#4/Db4 |
277.18 |
124. |
D4 |
293.66 |
117. |
D#4/Eb4 |
311.13 |
111. |
E4 |
329.63 |
105. |
F4 |
349.23 |
98.8 |
F#4/Gb4 |
369.99 |
93.2 |
G4 |
392.00 |
88.0 |
G#4/Ab4 |
415.30 |
83.1 |
A4 |
440.00 |
78.4 |
A#4/Bb4 |
466.16 |
74.0 |
B4 |
493.88 |
69.9 |
C5 |
523.25 |
65.9 |
C#5/Db5 |
554.37 |
62.2 |
D5 |
587.33 |
58.7 |
D#5/Eb5 |
622.25 |
55.4 |
E5 |
659.26 |
52.3 |
F5 |
698.46 |
49.4 |
F#5/Gb5 |
739.99 |
46.6 |
G5 |
783.99 |
44.0 |
G#5/Ab5 |
830.61 |
41.5 |
A5 |
880.00 |
39.2 |
A#5/Bb5 |
932.33 |
37.0 |
B5 |
987.77 |
34.9 |
Note |
Frequency (Hz) |
Wavelength (cm) |
C6 |
1046.50 |
33.0 |
C#6/Db6 |
1108.73 |
31.1 |
D6 |
1174.66 |
29.4 |
D#6/Eb6 |
1244.51 |
27.7 |
E6 |
1318.51 |
26.2 |
F6 |
1396.91 |
24.7 |
F#6/Gb6 |
1479.98 |
23.3 |
G6 |
1567.98 |
22.0 |
G#6/Ab6 |
1661.22 |
20.8 |
A6 |
1760.00 |
19.6 |
A#6/Bb6 |
1864.66 |
18.5 |
B6 |
1975.53 |
17.5 |
C7 |
2093.00 |
16.5 |
C#7/Db7 |
2217.46 |
15.6 |
D7 |
2349.32 |
14.7 |
D#7/Eb7 |
2489.02 |
13.9 |
E7 |
2637.02 |
13.1 |
F7 |
2793.83 |
12.3 |
F#7/Gb7 |
2959.96 |
11.7 |
G7 |
3135.96 |
11.0 |
G#7/Ab7 |
3322.44 |
10.4 |
A7 |
3520.00 |
9.8 |
A#7/Bb7 |
3729.31 |
9.3 |
B7 |
3951.07 |
8.7 |
C8 |
4186.01 |
8.2 |
C#8/Db8 |
4434.92 |
7.8 |
D8 |
4698.64 |
7.3 |
D#8/Eb8 |
4978.03 |
6.9 |
Source: Department of Physics. Michigan Technological University. 2003