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PITCH AND FREQUENCY OF NOTES IN 440Hz standard tuning

Pitch and frequencies of notes

This table shows the frequency compared to the pitch on guitar and other instruments, based on the standard tuning in our modern western music system with A4=440 Hz

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Let’s do some math exercises first! In the equally floating tuning, the tone distance between adjacent tones is the same for all tones. Therefore, this ratio is equal to the twelfth square root of power of 2: POWER(2;1/12) = 1.05946309. This means if we take A5 with a frequency pitch of 880 Hz, the semitone above A# is approximately 932,3 Hz (= 1,05946309 × 880).

Example with the formula in Microsoft Excel
A#4 is 1 semitone higher than A4
A#4 = 440*POWER(POWER(2;1/12);1) = 466.1 Hz

B4 is 2 semitones higher than A4
B4 = 440*POWER(POWER(2;1/12);2) = 493.8 Hz

A5 is 12 semitones higher than A4
B4 = 440*POWER(POWER(2;1/12);12) = 880 Hz

Table of Diatonic Scales (table)

All scales in a clear table, scale degrees with corresponding triad and seventh chords. Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian. Sharps and flats to quickly identify the key of a score through key signature. Circle of fourths and fifths with keys, major and relative minor scales.

NOTE0123456789
C16,3532,765,4130,8261,6523,21046209341868372
C# / Db17,3234,6469,29138,5277,1554,31108221744348869
D18,3536,773,41146,8293,6587,31174234946989397
D# / Eb19,4438,8977,78155,5311,1622,21244248949789956
E20,641,282,4164,8329,6659,213182637527410548
F21,8243,6587,3174,6349,2698,413962793558711175
F# / Gb23,1246,2492,49184,9369,9739,914792959591911839
G24,4948,9997,99195,9391,9783,915673135627112543
G# / Ab25,9551,91103,8207,6415,3830,616613322664413289
A27,55511022044088017603520704014080
A# / Bb29,1358,27116,5233466,1932,318643729745814917
B30,8661,73123,4246,9493,8987,719753951790215804

Notes on the guitar fretboard (with sharps # and flats b)

Note: a C# and Db is in our Western music exact the same note (enharmonic).
BUT, in music theory a C# is not the same as a Db!

Notes on the guitar and bass fretboard + frequencies (Hz)

Note: the frequency (Hz) values are rounded without decimals for space-saving purposes.